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.

Invitations for German Competitions - Finswimmer Magazine

No long time after World Champs in Russia and we already received some invitations for German Competitions that will be held in 2009/2010 sport season! It’s sure that Finswimming World never sleeps! So you are invited at the following competitions in Leipzig (Germany):

1.) 5th Leipziger Tortencup (Cakecup) 27th of september in 2009 (info in the attachment! advertisement_tortenpokal09_2009050503 – aus_tortenpokal09_20090503)
2.) 10th Sprint Cup in Leipzig – 22nd of november in 2009 (info in the attachment! aus_sprintpokal09_20090802 – ADVERTISEMENT_SPRINT_CUP_LEIPZIG09_20090802)
3.) International German Championship in Finswimming 4th to the 6th of june in 2010 (infos as soon as possible!)

More informations about the locations, accomodations, the competitions and the finswimmers of Leipzig you can find at www.flossis.de (German Finswimming Site)

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