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.

Finswimming Cup of Russia 2024 - Novosibirsk - Finswimmer Magazine

The Russian Cup in underwater sports (finswimming, swimming in classic fins, snorkelling, diving) will be held in Novosibirsk on 14 February.

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From 14 to 17 February in Novosibirsk in the swimming pool “Neptun” will be held the Cup of Russia in underwater sports.

For the third time the capital of Siberia – Novosibirsk – is hosting one of the main starts of Russia.

In 2000 the competitions were held in the swimming pool of the “Army Sports Club”, in 2006 in the swimming pool “Neptun” and after 18 years the swimming pool “Neptun” is ready to host the Cup of Russia again.

More than 300 athletes from 23 regions of the Russian Federation will take to the lanes of the pool.

Over four days, athletes will play for 32 sets of awards – twenty-six in individual events and six in team relays (men/women).

And spectators will see the strongest athletes of Russia, multiple world and European champions and record holders, including Alexey Fedkin, Egor Kachmashev, Stepan Vorobiev, Vladimir Zhuravlev, Alexey Kazantsev, Ekaterina Mikhailushkina, Maria Patlasova, Ksenia Sidorkina, Lidia Stadnik, Andrey Orlov, Diana Sliseva, Alina Nalbandyan on the lanes of the pool.

The grand opening of the Cup of Russia will take place on 14 February at 17:00.

Start of the final heats on 14 February at 17:30, 15-17 February at 17:00.

The organisers of the “Cup of Russia – 2024” are:

Federation of Underwater Sports of Russia, the Ministry of Sports of Russia, the Government of the Novosibirsk Region, the Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports of the Novosibirsk Region, the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Mayor’s Office of Novosibirsk.

The competitions will be held with the support of:

UNO “Novosibirsk Regional Federation of Underwater Sports”, NROF “Karelin-Fund”, swimming club “Avers”.

Tournament partners:

“Siberian Gymnastics Club”, LLC Physical Culture and Sports Society of Trade Unions “Russia”, sportswear “Forward”, “Yingfa” professional wetsuits and sports equipment for swimming.

Information support for the competition is provided by “Children’s TV” of Novosibirsk, OTS TV channel. Telegram channel: Underwater Sports – finswimmingnews (https://t.me/finswimmingnews).