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.

CMAS bans Russia and Belarusian athletes - Finswimmer Magazine

Today, March 6th 2022, CMAS bans all the Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials to take part to every CMAS event from now on.

What about the board? It is composed also by Russian people. The president herself is Russian. What will happen to them?

Here the full post by Mr O’Shaughnessy, General CMAS Secretary.

CMAS PRESS RELEASE

Today, CMAS Board Of Directors fully endorsed their Presidents’ public statement published on the 3rd of March, 2022 https://www.cmas.org/news/the-president-s-message-to-the-diving-community.

CMAS has deeply rooted values that are shared by all its members and athletes and strongly believes in promoting Fair Play, Peace, Solidarity and Protection of species worldwide.

Following the war in Ukraine, the CMAS BOD decided:

In the name of Fair Play to suspend Russian and Belarus athletes and officials from participating in CMAS sporting events, given the incapacity of Ukrainian athletes to take part.

In the name of CMAS value of solidarity CMAS will not issue diving certificates to Russian and Belarusian federations

To avoid the promotion of Russia and Belarus, by:

Removing Flags from communication tools

Not holding CMAS events in Russia and Belarus

Suspending relations with the Russian and Belarusian media

Prohibiting Russian and Belarusian companies from sponsoring CMAS events

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