The second round of the World Cup in Lignano was completed with the participation of 780 athletes. The Finswimming Commission compiles and publishes updated lists of the 24 best performers after each event featured in the World Games programme. As yo...
CMAS World Games Ranking V3
With the completion of the third round of the World Cup, we present you the updated World Games ranking. The next qualifying competition will be the World Championships. We look forward to meeting all of you in Belgrade. Download PDF File Here
CMAS World Games Ranking_V1
Following the changes in the qualification procedure for the World Games and the fact that the results of the rounds of the World Cup and the World Cup Golden Final, as well as the World Championship, can now lead to qualification, the Finswimming Co...
One World Cup: two new World Records
During the first round of the World Cup held in Aix-en-Provence – France, we had the opportunity to witness the achievement of two new world records. Both records were in the Seniors category and the 200-meter Immersion event. An event that cam...
Technical Notice: Monofin Stickers & JAKED Swimsuits
Dear Mr. President, As we are at the beginning of the new season and the CMAS competitions are starting very soon we would like to inform you about two main issues. -Monofin Stickers: According to CMAS Rules in force as from January 1st 2021 pa...
1st World Para Finswimming: An ideal start
The World Underwater Federation organized the 1st World Para Finswimming Championship in the weekend 18 and 19 November in the city of Lignano, Italy. The swimming pool of Lignano was filled with happy faces and people with special skills who gave th...
Davide De Ceglie: A brilliant career
The Italian champion Davide de Ceglie is considered as one of the best finswimmers of his generation, a specialist of long distance finswimming. After 28 years of activity he is retiring from competitive finswimming. We had the occasion to talk with ...
The World Games Athlete of the Year 2023
It's that time of year again - when you can support Szymon Kropidlowski by voting in The World Games Athelte of the Year poll. Yearly, more than 500,000 votes are cast in the race for the title. Szymon Kropidlowski (21) came to the fore at The World ...
Huali Yao: “Olympic motto “Higher, Faster, Stronger, Together”
At the end of the 2023 season, we had a pleasant surprise fromthe Chinese athlete Huali Yao. She achieved two new World Junior Records in 50 apnea with a performance of 15.71 s and in the 100 Immersion with 35.05 s. We had the opportunity to meet her...
Finswimming never stops: Angelo Sesana and his 50+ years career
One of the great protagonists of the 4th CMAS Masters Finswimming Open Water World Championship was Angelo Sesana. The eighty-year-old - yes you read that right- Italian athlete managed to win a total of four gold medals. 1km Bi Fins, 3km Bi Fins, 3k...
1st World Para Finswimming Championship
The World Underwater Federation in cooperation with FIPSAS organizes the 1st World Para Finswimming Championship.By including persons with disabilities, CMAS sports also provides opportunities for innovation and recognizes the range of diversity with...
Nikol ORTEGA: I was surprised at my capabilities
The 18th Junior World Championship took place in June, from 19 to 24, in Cairo, Egypt. The future stars of the discipline participated in a very high-level event. An athlete that really shined was Nikol ORTEGA from Colombia, with three World rec...
Camille HEITZ: “Finswimming is a life-long passion”
About a month ago, the 3rd World Masters Finswimming Championship took place in Cairo, Egypt. A total of 305 athletes from 70 teams participated in the event. The athletes represented 22 different countries, from all 5 continents, giving a spec...
