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.

Coronavirus & CMAS World Cup Italy in March - Finswimmer Magazine

As you probably heard by the mass media, the Coronavirus hit the northern part of Italy during the last weekend, when the first round of the Finswimming CMAS World Cup were being held in Eger (Hungary). In four days there were ~~four~~ six deaths, people are starting to feel fear. [upd February 24th 2020 – 3 pm]

NORTH ITALY IS UNDER QUARANTINE

Finswimmer Magazine is mainly based in Milan and for this reason we get the chance to live in first person what’s happening in Italy. The government is closing everything in the northern Italy by a law. The famous Venetian Carnival canceled. School system is closed for a week, pubs after 6 pm, discos, churches and museums closed, and every sporting center, including swimming pools stopped every course and agonistic sport.

The second round of the Finswimming CMAS World Cup will be held in Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy) in less than a month.

Many questions are rising by the Finswimming community about this situation. We already made a post about the Coronavirus and Finswimming events, but we didn’t imagine it would happen so fast, here in Italy. We renew all the questions we made about it, and we ask also how CMAS will manage this situation. The competition in Italy will bring here almost 600 finswimmers from all over the World.

Will the Finswimming CMAS World Cup be held? Probably it’s soon to be said, but we start to put this question on the table.