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.

Finswimming - Johanna Schikora new ER 1500 SF - Finswimmer Magazine

Johanna Shikora – Copyright camera4/Thonfeld

Today Johanna Schikora, during the Open German Youth and German Junior Finswimming Championships 2022, swam the new Senior ER in the race of 1500 SF with the time of 13:11,09. Johanna, along with other senior finswimmers, took part to this event because OPEN.

~~We don’t know yet if the record is official or not, because it’s not a CMAS official event, and the antidoping control is needed for a record to be homologated. Soon more information!~~

Ok great news! The record is now official due to anti-doping control done!

So many congratulations to this astonishing finswimmer!