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Finswimming

Finswimming is a CMAS water sport where athletes use a monofin or bi-fins in pool or open water to swim as fast as possible. Depending on discipline, snorkel, surface swimming, underwater distances, relays and strict safety rules are involved.

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Classification

Category Water sport

Family Aquatics Family

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Finswimming is fast swimming with monofin or bi-fins under CMAS disciplines.

Geeignet für Suitable for confident swimmers who find water technique, propulsion and speed exciting.

Cost Pool training with coach and regular fins/bi-fins; monofin only after technique build-up. Club, lane time, fins/monofin, snorkel/mask, competition entries and possible travel. CMAS/VDST/underwater-sport club, swim club with finswimming or masters swim group. Underwater and breath-hold disciplines only with supervision, buddy rules and local safety standard.

First progress More propulsion immediately; clean body wave and monofin take weeks.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

confident swimming
pool or open-water clearance
bi-fins or monofin
goggles/mask
snorkel by discipline
coach/supervision

First steps

check swim base
start with bi-fins and coach
practise body wave and streamline
learn monofin/underwater disciplines later

CMAS/VDST/underwater-sport club, swim club with finswimming or monofin-technique coach.

Never do breath-hold/underwater training alone; only with coach, buddy, pool supervision and clear breaks.

Weitere Angaben

Tags finswimming, water-sport, aquatics-familie, wassersport, finswimming-flossenschwimmen, flossenschwimmen

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete the distance fastest and legally with permitted fin equipment.

Teilnehmer

Individual or relay.

Teamgröße

Individual athlete or relay team.

Spielfeld

Pool lane or open-water course.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Time scoring plus disqualification/penalty rules.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

monofin
bi-fins
snorkel
mask/goggles
timing

Wichtige Regelpunkte

equipment breach
false start
lane/course breach
underwater/breathing rule breach
safety breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Underwater Federation
World Underwater Federation (CMAS)

How To / Regulations CMAS · rulebook · high
Discovering Finswimming Breier Sports · blog-guide · medium
Monofin Guide Freediving Guides · gear-guide · medium
How to Use Fins as a New Swimmer U.S. Masters Swimming · federation · medium