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.

Hanzhi Guan New (unofficial) World Record 50 m apnea man - Finswimmer Magazine

The Chinese finswimmer Hanzhi Guan set (*unofficial) the New World Record 50 m apnea man with the time of 13.59. This performance has been set during the CMAS World Finswimming Championships 2024 in Belgrade (Serbia) on July 12th 2024.

The previous record was owned by Pavel Kabanov with the time of 13.70 in 2019.

*unofficial – because he touched the wall at first and after he touched the electronic panel, even if CMAS updated the data on the website of the event:

https://cmas2024.microplustimingservices.com/#/sports-records/broken/FSW/*

UPDATE: the ranking about 50 apnea man has changed, now the official version is: