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.

New Campaign: Finswimming for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 - Finswimmer Magazine

The definitive choice of Paris as host city to host the Olympic Games of 2024, has prompted the French Underwater Federation (FFESSM) through its president, Jean Louis Blanchard, who is also Vice President of the World Underwater Federation (CMAS) to carry out again a campaign for the inclusion of this discipline in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The campaign has been announced by the club Pays d’Aix Natation – Nage avec Palmes one of the most important finswimming club of France under the name “LA PALME AU PROGRAM DES JO PARIS 2024” who have published on Tuesday 11 September 2018 on his Facebook page a video with the announcement of the campaign by the President of FFESSM and Vice President of CMAS, which also mentions freediving as another of the underwater modalities that are part of this campaign.

This campaign has been joined in recent weeks by other figures and personalities from the sports world who have expressed their support: Richard Tomas, Claude Phillipe, Virginie Dedieu, Jerome Fernandez, Francis Taulan, Camille Heitz, Caroline Haase, Valeriya Baranovskaya

Is Finswimming on the right track to get to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

New Campaign promoting the candidature of finswimming for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 promoted by Jean Louis Blanchard, President of French Underwater Federation (FFESS) and Vicepresident of World Underwater Federation (CMAS) in association with the club Pays d’Aix Natation – Nage avec Palmes “LA PALME AU PROGRAMME DES JO PARIS 2024”