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 Finswimming European Junior Championships 2018 – Istanbul, Turkey - Finswimmer Magazine

The World Underwater Federation (CMAS) will hold European Junior Finswimming Championship in swimming pool and open water, from July 28 to August 4, 2018 in the city of Istanbul, Turkey, with the organization of the Federation of Underwater Activities of that country (TSSF).

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FINSWIMMING EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP STARTS IN ISTANBUL

CMAS 20th Finswimming European Junior Championship which is one of the prestigious championship in finswimming discipline, will be held in Beylikduzu Sport Center between 30 July -03 August 2018. This championship will be organised by Turkish Underwater Sports Federation, Turkey.

The opening ceremony will be on 29th of July at 18:00 p.m in Beylikduzu Yasam Vadisi after the parade, with the participation of 191 atheletes (98 girls and 93 boy atheletes). The Deputy Chairman of Türkiye Sualtı Sporları Federasyonu (TSSF) Prof. Dr. Şamil Aktaş, President of CMAS Sports Comitee İlias Xiarchos, Director of CMAS Finswimming Commision Michel Gaunard, Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports, Beylikduzu District and Municipality and the official authority will be participated into the opening ceremony.

The President of TSSF Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şahin Özen said ”I wish the best of luck to the guest countries and our national team. It is an honour to be the host federaiton and country to this international championship. We achieved gold medals in juniors. We would like to maintain this success in our country and write our name to the history in Europe.

The link of live broadcast:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtvFqxdk922xw1ZcEeRSakA/videos

LIVE RESULTS: http://tkservice.it/istanbul18/results/

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The participant countries: Turkey, Germany, Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Lithuania Hungary, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Greece

CMAS 20th Finswimming European Junior Championship Program:

Day 1 28.07.2018 Arrival of Delegations

Day 2 29.07.2018 Training Day / Technical Meeting / Championship Opening Ceremony

Day 3 30.07.2018 1st Day of Swimming Pool Competitions / Gala Dinner for Head of the Delegations

Day 4 31.07.2018 2nd Day of Swimming Pool Competitions

Day 5 01.08.2018 3rd Day of Swimming Pool Competitions / Arrival of Open Water Teams

Day 6 02.08.2018 4th Day of Swimming Pool Competitions / Open Water Training and Technical Meeting

Day 7 03.08.2018 Open Water Competitions / Championship Closing Ceremony / Athletes Party

Day 8 04.08.2018 Departure of Delegations

Official Website

Coming soon more information: CMAS / TSSF

Finswimming CMAS International Events 2018