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.

Russian Finswimming Telegram Channel - Finswimmer Magazine

As we all know, after almost one year and half, the current situation is still very delicate in the eastern Europe. Only lately Russian sportsmen and sportswomen are able to participate to International Events, in our case under the Flag of CMAS and not the Russian one. In Egypt, Russian finswimmers took part to the event under the CMAS Flag.

And also it’s moreover is very difficult for us to get Russian Finswimming events information.

If you need information about Finswimming, Orienteering and Open Water Finswimming in Russia, news, statistics or competition reviews, please follow this telegram account https://t.me/finswimmingnews.

It is run by a former athlete, he is an active and news-watching person, he wants to make our wonderful sport even more popular! His name’s Mikhail Shapovalov.