| 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 the north-east of England is in
Leeds, although Sunderland City council, in co-operation with
Sunderland AFC , hope to site a complex, which will include 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 Group
began about 8 years ago on a informal basis. I had seen
finswimming at the World Games in Laahti, Finnland, on
Eurosport, and decided that I would like to 'try it'.
The bug bit, and although I am over 50 years old I enjoy the
sport and hold 2 British age-group records for Finswimming
events. See more information on the page entitled 'What our
Club Does'.
We are under the jurisdiction of the British Finswimming
Association, which is the Parent-body for the Sport in the UK. It
is also associated with BUSA -the British Underwater Sports
Association.
Some of our Swimmers occasionally visit and take part in, the
training sessions of other Finswimming clubs. (Link Left)
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 the north-east of England is in
Leeds, although Sunderland City council, in co-operation with
Sunderland AFC , hope to site a complex, which will include 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 Group
began about 8 years ago on a informal basis. I had seen
finswimming at the World Games in Laahti, Finnland, on
Eurosport, and decided that I would like to 'try it'.
The bug bit, and although I am over 50 years old I enjoy the
sport and hold 2 British age-group records for Finswimming
events. See more information on the page entitled 'What our
Club Does'.
We are under the jurisdiction of the British Finswimming
Association, which is the Parent-body for the Sport in the UK. It
is also associated with BUSA -the British Underwater Sports
Association.
Some of our Swimmers occasionally visit and take part in, the
training sessions of other Finswimming clubs. (Link Left)
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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