| Sunderland and North Durham Finswimmers - about our Sport and Group |
Finswimming
is swimming using a monofin - or in some cases stereofins - to
propel the swimmer through the water.
Disciplines in the sport.
There are three of these - Surface, Immersion and Apnea.
A centre-mount snorkel is used for surface races, a small (1ltr.)
pony-bottle for sub-surface (immersion) events, and no
breathing aid at all is used in breath-hold (APNEA) sprint races
of 25 or 50-metres distance.
In the UK the sport takes place exclusively indoors. The pools
used are standard-sized 25 -or 50-metre pools although the
latter are very rare in the UK.
The nearest 50-metre pool to us is a 50-metre pool, next to the
Sunderland Stadium of Light -home of the football club.
Equipment
Click on the link in the navigation bar to read more about the
equipment we use.
Our 'Home' Pools
Our Group trains at Chester - le - Street Pool (part of the Burns
Leisure Centre Complex) on Sunday afternoons - See our
'Training' Page for dates in the near future.
A Membership form and information are also provided on this
site. Click on the link on the left to bring-up the information..
Notes and News
We publish notes an news about the sport and the group's
current activities . This is updated as required .
Now Explore!
Now explore our Site. When you've finished, please click on
any 'exit' link to leave. Thanks!! - and enjoy your visit.
John Lavender, Organiser, April 19th, 2008
is swimming using a monofin - or in some cases stereofins - to
propel the swimmer through the water.
Disciplines in the sport.
There are three of these - Surface, Immersion and Apnea.
A centre-mount snorkel is used for surface races, a small (1ltr.)
pony-bottle for sub-surface (immersion) events, and no
breathing aid at all is used in breath-hold (APNEA) sprint races
of 25 or 50-metres distance.
In the UK the sport takes place exclusively indoors. The pools
used are standard-sized 25 -or 50-metre pools although the
latter are very rare in the UK.
The nearest 50-metre pool to us is a 50-metre pool, next to the
Sunderland Stadium of Light -home of the football club.
Equipment
Click on the link in the navigation bar to read more about the
equipment we use.
Our 'Home' Pools
Our Group trains at Chester - le - Street Pool (part of the Burns
Leisure Centre Complex) on Sunday afternoons - See our
'Training' Page for dates in the near future.
A Membership form and information are also provided on this
site. Click on the link on the left to bring-up the information..
Notes and News
We publish notes an news about the sport and the group's
current activities . This is updated as required .
Now Explore!
Now explore our Site. When you've finished, please click on
any 'exit' link to leave. Thanks!! - and enjoy your visit.
John Lavender, Organiser, April 19th, 2008
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