finswimming
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Finswimming is an underwater sport consisting of four techniques involving swimming with the use of fins either on the water's surface using a snorkel with either monofins or bifins or underwater with monofin either by holding one's breath or using open circuit scuba diving equipment. Events exist over distances similar to swimming competitions for both swimming pool and open water venues. Competition at world and continental level is organised by the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS, World Underwater Federation). The sport's first world championship was held in 1976. I
Key facts
- Sport.name
- Finswimming
- Sport.image
- Jarolím RP.jpg
- Sport.imagesize
- 200px
- Sport.caption
- Finswimming with monofin
- Sport.union
- CMAS
- Sport.country/region
- International
- Sport.contact
- no
- Sport.mgender
- Yes, but usually in separate events
- Sport.category
- Aquatic, indoor, outdoor
- Sport.equipment
- diving mask, snorkel, fins, open circuit scuba set
- Sport.venue
- swimming pool, open water
- Sport.olympic
- No
- Sport.IWGA
- 1981present
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Encyclopedic overview
32 sectionsContents
- Rules and description of the sport
- Classes of competition
- Techniques
- Surface finswimming
- Apnoea finswimming
- Immersion finswimming with breathing apparatus
- Bi-fins
- Equipment
- Age groupings and associated restrictions
- Origins and history
- Sporting appeal and training
- Appeal
- Training
- Governing body
- Competition at international level
- CMAS competitions
- World Championship
- World Cup
- CMAS Junior Trophy
- Continental championships
- Other CMAS-aligned events
- World Games
- Other multi-sport events
- Olympic Games
- See also
- Competitions
- Finswimming by country
- Competitors and organisations
- Records
- Others
- References
- External links
Finswimming is an underwater sport consisting of four techniques involving swimming with the use of fins either on the water's surface using a snorkel with either monofins or bifins or underwater with monofin either by holding one's breath or using open circuit scuba diving equipment. Events exist over distances similar to swimming competitions for both swimming pool and open water venues. Competition at world and continental level is organised by the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS, World Underwater Federation). The sport's first world championship was held in 1976. It also has been featured at the World Games as a trend sport since 1981 and was demonstrated at the 2015 European Games in June 2015.
==Rules and description of the sport== Competitors are described within the International Rules as 'swimmers' rather than as finswimmers or divers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “finswimming” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.