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Finswimming is the progression of a swimmer using fins either on the water surface or underwater, using only muscle strength. It is a discipline of underwater sports. The competition distances are same as for swimming (50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m, 4x100 m and 4x200 m relays). Continental and World Championships are organized by CMAS. This article concentrates on human swimming. ...
A fin is a surface used to produce lift and thrust or to steer while traveling in water, air, or other fluid media. ...
An underwater scene just beneath the surface. ...
A top-down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin musculus little mouse [1]) is contractile tissue of the body and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells. ...
The Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) is the World Underwater Federation. ...
There are three disciplines in finswimming (international events)
- Surface: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500, 4X100 and 4X200 relay (meters)
- Apnea: 50 (meters)
- Immersion: 100, 400, 800 (meters)
In the United States, competitons are also held in the above events, in addition to the following events in 25 yard pools. - Surface: 25, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 1650: 200, 400, and 800 relays (yards)
- Apnea: 25, 50; 200 relay (yards)
- Immersion: 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 (yards)
Surface racing is kicking on the surface, where breathing is allowed. Apnea racing is kicking under or at the surface with no breathing allowed. Immersion racing is kicking underwater while breathing off of a scuba tank and regulator. 12 litre and 3 litre steel diving cylinders A diving cylinder or SCUBA tank is used to store and transport high pressure breathing gas as a component of an Aqua-Lung. ...
It is a fairly undeveloped sport around the world; Russia, China, France, Greece and Italy are the main players. In the United States it is very small but gaining competitors.
The major areas of finswimming the United States include California (around San Francisco, which is the location of the national headquarters for USA Fin Swimming), Texas (Houston, including the suburbs of Pasadena and Deer Park), Rhode Island (around Providence), and scattered individuals in Florida. The United States has competed at the World Championships sporadically since the early 1980s, achieving very limited success on the international scene. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
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Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area Ranked 2nd - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ...
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Nickname: Strawberry Capitol Location in the state of Texas. ...
Deer Park is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area and is situated in Southeast Texas. ...
This article is about the U.S. State. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area Ranked 22nd - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²) - Width 361 miles (582 km) - Length 447 miles (721 km) - % water 17. ...
A few competitions are held in the United States, with the last US National Championships being held in California in 1998. Texas hosts three to four meets a year, with participation consisting of Texas finswimmers and those from other countries who live in the southeast Texas area and still train and compete in the sport. They have hosted the majority of the finswimming competitions in the USA for the past 6-8 years. The World Scholar-Athlete Games and the United States Scholar-Athlete Games at the University of Rhode Island have included finswimming competition as a part of their Games program since 1999.
The sport is growing in the United States with scattered pockets around the country popping up. However Texas leads the country in the number of finswimmers and competitions.
Most finswimming training outside of Texas and California consists of cross training for swimming.
The sport will continue to develop and move forward as more swimmers become involved and knowledgeable about the benefits of training with monofins. A freediver using a monofin A monofin is a type of swimfin typically used in finswimming and free-diving. ...
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