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.

OFFICIAL Fipsas announces Finswimming World Cup Italy dates - Finswimmer Magazine

Now it’s official also for FIPSAS. The Finswimming CMAS World Cup Round 2, that had to be taken in Lignano Sabbiadoro from 20 to 22 February 2020, has been postponed. This decision comes after the ongoing circumstancies about the CORONAVIRUS spread in the northers part of Italy.

Translation in english of the official FIPSAS communication:

We inform you that the event called “2nd Round Finswimming World Cup”, instead of taking place from 20 to 22 March p.v., as originally scheduled, will be held from 8 to 10 May p.v.
The location of the event in question remains confirmed in Lignano Sabbiadoro (UD).
The decision to postpone this event was dictated by the problems that arose as a result of the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the consequent urgent measures to contain the contagion that were adopted by the competent authorities.
Obviously, if further changes should take place before the aforementioned new dates, it would be the responsibility of the undersigned Federation to promptly notify them.

The new official dates are :

May 8th-10th 2020. The place remains the same, so Lignano Sabbiadoro.

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