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.

[RESULTS DAY 3] – 20th CMAS Finswimming World Championships – Belgrade, Serbia 2018 - Finswimmer Magazine

New World Records in Belgrade

The 20th CMAS World Championship in finwimming for seniors – Belgrade

On the third day of the 20th CMAS World Championship in Finswimming for seniors held in Belgrade, the new world records were knocked down, by the most awarded competitors in this championship from Russia.
The new world record in swimming at 400 meters BF was set by Russian Marija Patlasova (score time 03:44.92). Her countrymen in the men’s competition Dmitri Kurako and Vladimir Sidorov also did the same.
At the end of this exciting day the Russian swimmers broke another world record in a 4×200 SF W relay in with feathers with a score time of 05:56.86.

Greece’s representative in the discipline of 50 meters swimming with two feathers 19-year-old Christos Janis Bonias, won a gold medal after only six months of training! What a great success of the young talent!

“So far I’ve been swimming, and since six months ago, I decided to train swimming with fin. This is my first competition and the first gold medal in this sport. I did not expect this result and I am very happy about it. I dedicate this gold medal to my best friend Dimitris Pavloanis who died two weeks ago from a heart attack on the pool. “Dimitris was my best friend with whom I grew up, we trained every day together, this is for him”, said the golden boy from Greece.

Most sentimental moment of the third day of competition was during the playing of the Colombian national anthem when the country’s national team singing in choir, and when on the podium stood two graces of the sport and the pride of Colombia. Sang the national anthem with gold and with tears in eyes new world champion in the 50m SF W Paula Alejandro Aguirre Jo with a time 00:17:52 and silver girl Grace Fernandez Castillo (00:17.84).

The fourth day of competition is the last in the pool “Milan Gale Muškatirović”, from Friday 20 July competitors goes to Ada Cignalija where we will have the opportunity to see Mataron at 6000 meters and 4×2000 meters relay in both categories. The final part of the championship and a wonderful week in which was paraded through Belgrade of more than a thousand representatives of the sport, will be the University competition in Finswimming by the Serbian Underwater Federation in agreement with CMAS and FISU. Universities Competition will be held on 21 and 22 July at the pool “Milan Gale Muškatirović”.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Results – Day 3 – Wednesday July 18 – Tkservice.it

31	50 m SF W Heats	Heat Results	Results
32	50 m SF M Heats	Heat Results	Results
33	50 m Bf W Heats	Heat Results	Results
34	50 m Bf M Heats	Heat Results	Results
35	400 m IM W Heats	Heat Results	Results
36	400 m IM M Heats	Heat Results	Results
37	400 m Bf W Heats	Heat Results	Results
38	400 m Bf M Heats	Heat Results	Results
39	4x200m SF W Heats	Heat Results	Results
40	4x200m SF M Heats	Heat Results	Results
41	50 m SF W Final	Heat Results	Results
42	50 m SF M Final	Heat Results	Results
43	50 m Bf W Final	Heat Results	Results
44	50 m Bf M Final	Heat Results	Results
45	4x200m SF W Final	Heat Results	Results
46	4x200m SF M Final	Heat Results	Results