Finswimming is one of the most exciting water sport ever. Finswimming is a sport belonging to the aquatic specialties which, using specific equipment (monofin, fins, snorkel or cylinders) allows the athlete to reach much higher speeds than swimming. There are indoor (swimming pools) and open water (sea, lake, rivers) championships.

To which federation belongs Finswimming?

The international federation to which fin swimming belongs is CMAS, the Confédération Mondial des Activités Subaquatiques, which is part of the ARISF, and is a discipline recognized by the IOC.

Is there an age limit to join Finswimming?

Finswimming is suitable for any age . In fact, there are competitions for very young people, for children and adults and for veterans, over 25 years old.

How can I find a Finswimming club?

You can find Finswimming clubs easily, just looking on the internet.

How can i stay updated with Finswimming News?

Finswimmer Magazine is the most comprehensive web site about Finswimming in which you can find events, updates and everything about Finswimming.

Egor Kachmashev from Russia broke the JWR in 50m SF, twice in a day! [Egypt] - Finswimmer Magazine

The Russian Egor Kachmashev broke the Junior World Record in 50m SF male during the Junior Finswimming World Championships in Sharm el-Sheikh with the time of 15.48, and this only during the ualification heats in the morning!

But he wasn’t satisfied, and during the finals he pushed down his JWR of another 7 cents/second, making the chronometer stop at 15″41! Incredible performance for this your athlete from Russia!

The previous JWR in the same distance was by Roma Giniyatulin (RUS) with the time of 15.61 swam in Chania (GRE) in 28/06/14.