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.

Spotlights on Erica Barbon about the next Mediterranean Beach Games - Greece - Finswimmer Magazine

The Italian finswimming & apnea champion, Erica Barbon, has been interviewed by the official Mediterranean Beach Games 2019 web site, to be held in the city of Patras (Greece) in the end of August.

🎂Today Erica is celebrating her birthday! So happy birthday Erica! [July 25th]

“I’m really looking forward to the Games in Patras. It will be my first visit to the city, but I have heard so much about it and I’m sure I will love it”

Erica Barbon, the 24 year old Italian champion swimmer who impressed with her medals tally in the Games of Pescara can’t wait to visit the city hosting the II Mediterranean Beach Games. Erica is a girl with huge dreams for the future. She’s a Physical Education student at the University of Bologna and she began her career doing synchronized swimming. “I chose finswimming thanks to my twin brother who does freestyle swimming and he convinced me to take up swimming again, after having given up synchronized swimming. I didn’t start off seriously, but along the way I really became hooked on it. I wanted to train again and again, to improve myself and to become stronger”.

Erica’s boyfriend is also a finswimming athlete and a diver. Erica comes from Treviso, she’s studying in Bologna, but she lives in Modena and the reason is quite simple: Nice people, good friends and especially the good food!

It won’t be Erica’s first visit to Greece. “I was in Volos in 2006 for the World Championship and I won silver medals in the 200m and 50m Surface events”.

That’s where Erica broke the European record which she still holds! This year she was in Ioannina and took part in the Eurpean Championship.

Her dream is to become a Sports Manager and to organize sporting events. “My dream is to organize the Winter Olympics that will be held in Milan and in Cortina in 2026!”

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