The Particular rules for XXXIV Men and third Women CMAS Euro-African championship that will be held in Avsa island from May 29th till June 2nd 2024. are published on CMAS website. Technical delegate for the competition will be Parco Paggini from Ital...
Introduction to anti-doping
Welcome to an "Introduction to anti-doping" - the first of a five-part webinar series hosted by the International Testing Agency (ITA). This webinar will introduce you to the world of anti-doping. In what can seem a complex landscape, we will help yo...
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...
CMAS Position on Freediving
CMAS is the sole world governing body for all underwater sport disciplines, fully recognized as such by the International Olympic Committee. Indeed, CMAS is full member of ARISF - Association of IOC-Recognized International Sport Federations and of t...
Rules for World Cup for Clubs are published
The Particular rules for the II World Cup for Clubs that will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from March 7th to March 10th, 2024. are published on the CMAS website. Because of the limited number of boats, only 30 teams can participate so teams that...
XXXIII World CMAS Championship for men, and second for women
World titles for Spanish athletes Magdalena Sart Bonin and Santiago Lopez CidTwo Spanish athletes Magdalena Sart Bonin and Santiago Lopez Cid are the winners of the World Spearfishing Championship held in Laredo, Spain. Spain is also a champion for t...
ANTIDOPING FIGHT
1. LEGAL PUBLICATION - SANCTIONS 01.02.2023 - DECISION in case No. 21-1034228 Gaponenko Dmytro (athlete) on violation of Art. 2.1 "Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in any Sample taken from an Athlete" and Art. 2....
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...
The CMAS 7th Freediving Depth World Championship 2023 in Roatan Honduras
The CMAS 7th Freediving Depth World Championship 2023 in Roatan Honduras in the Caribbean Sea is over, after 4 very successful competition days.Day 1 (Aug 21) CWT:The competition started with the discipline of Constant Weight (monofin) where for the ...
Axolotls from Mexico City, on the way to start playing Underwater Rugby.
An enthusiastic former National Team Colombian player, Isabel Botero is fully determined to have an UWR team playing in a few months. Isabel started the team a few years back in 2019, they were playing 3 times per week, and even, they had the o...
CMAS Instructor Manual goes global - now available in Chinese
The CMAS instructor manual is currently in the process of being translated into languages other than the three official CMAS languages (English, Spanish and French). The instructor manual is now available in yet another Chinese language version.The m...
Freediving enters the program of the World Games and President Anna Arzhanova was re-elected as the member of IWGA Executive Committee
The International World Games Association held its Annual General Meeting in Madrid today and made a decision on the ratification of the Sports Programme including Finswimming and Freediving for the next World Games to be held in Chengdu, China in 20...
Para-Freediving Joins The World Games 2025
We are thrilled to announce that Para-Freediving has been officially included in the prestigious program of The World Games! Get ready to witness some of the most daring and inspiring athletes from around the globe, as they take on the depths with in...
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...
25 men's and 12 female teams on WC
For the XXXIII. World Championship in Laredo, Spain registered 25 men's teams and 12 in the female competition.Men competition will have athletes from Alger, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgary, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, France, Finland, Great Brita...
World Cup for Clubs in 2024. will be held in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro will hold a CMAS world spearfishing competition again after 61 years. The iconic coastal city of Brazil will be the venue of the 2024 CMAS Spearfishing World Cup of Clubs, to take place from 7th to 10th March, at Marina da Glória...
Euro-African Championship 2024. in Turkey
Next XXXIV. Euro-African Championship will be held at Avsa, an island of Balikesir city in Turkey. The competition will be organized by the Turkish Underwatersport Federation from 29th May to 2nd June 2024.
XX Semana Master, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Malen Sart and Eugene Guillaume winners.After two years Semana Master, a traditional spearfishing competition that is held in January in Palma de Mallorca has returned. Organized by the Balearic Federation of Underwater Activities this edition brough...
KUWAIT 2023
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made the CMAS World Indoor Freediving Championship 2023 - Kuwait an incredible success! From the athletes to the organizers, and all the passionate fans who joined us on this thrilling jou...
