A freediver using a monofinHerbert Nitsch wearing a monofin at the Cyprus BIOS 2004 Freediving Open Classic
A monofin is a type of swimfin typically used in underwater sports such as finswimming, free-diving and underwater orienteering. It consists of a single or linked surfaces attached to both of the diver's feet, emulating the fluke of Cetaceans like whales or porpoises. Even though the diver's appearance might be reminiscent of a mermaid or merman, monofin swimming is not the same as mermaiding.
The arrival of the monofin in the early 1970s led to the breaking of all finswimming world records by the end of the decade due to the improved performance possible when used instead of two ordinary swimfins.[1]
^"Finswimming". Official site dedicated to Luigi Ferraro. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
A monofin is a type of swimfin typically used in underwater sports such as finswimming, free-diving and underwater orienteering. It consists of a single...
including a silver in dynamics without fins (DNF) and a bronze in dynamic with monofin (DYN). The same year, Zecchini used the guide rope to pull herself down...
discipline called Dynamic Apnea, in which he swam 250m underwater with a monofin on one breath. Since then he focused on the depth disciplines and began...
on the water's surface using a snorkel with either monofins or bifins or underwater with monofin either by holding one's breath or using open circuit...
carrying equipment that increases hydrodynamic drag. Very long fins and monofins used by freedivers as a means of underwater propulsion do not require high-frequency...
Pascal Berger. That same year, he attained his career-best dive with a monofin to 81 metres (267 feet). On 22 July 2017, according to The Guardian, "Keenan...
water Finswimming is a sport similar to traditional swimming using fins, monofin, snorkel, and other specific devices Modern pentathlon includes épée fencing...
fins. Diving as far as possible (horizontally) with the use of fins or a monofin. DNF = Dynamic apnea without fins. Diving as far as possible (horizontally)...
silhouette. Monofins can be made of glass fiber or carbon fiber. The swimmer's muscle power, swimming style, and the type of aquatic activity the monofin is used...
pulling on a rope; Dolphin's Breath, which consists of freediving with monofin along a horizontal distance of predetermined length, periodically resurfacing...
of Icelandic singer Björk. She also worked with a free diver to learn monofin techniques for underwater swimming and fast turns. Reviews of Siren were...
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propulsion vehicle Diving bell Closed bell Wet bell Diving stage Swimfin Monofin PowerSwim Towboard Wet sub Safety equipment Alternative air source Octopus...
Development of Apnea, in which the freediver descends and ascends using their monofin and/or with the use of their arms without pulling on the rope or changing...
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Competition Safety Freediver. Competition Freediver. Deep Tank Freediver. Monofin Freediver. AIDA has 3 levels of Instructor qualifications and certifications:...
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propulsion vehicle Diving bell Closed bell Wet bell Diving stage Swimfin Monofin PowerSwim Towboard Wet sub Safety equipment Alternative air source Octopus...
propulsion vehicle Diving bell Closed bell Wet bell Diving stage Swimfin Monofin PowerSwim Towboard Wet sub Safety equipment Alternative air source Octopus...
propulsion vehicle Diving bell Closed bell Wet bell Diving stage Swimfin Monofin PowerSwim Towboard Wet sub Safety equipment Alternative air source Octopus...
propulsion vehicle Diving bell Closed bell Wet bell Diving stage Swimfin Monofin PowerSwim Towboard Wet sub Safety equipment Alternative air source Octopus...
propulsion vehicle Diving bell Closed bell Wet bell Diving stage Swimfin Monofin PowerSwim Towboard Wet sub Safety equipment Alternative air source Octopus...
propulsion vehicle Diving bell Closed bell Wet bell Diving stage Swimfin Monofin PowerSwim Towboard Wet sub Safety equipment Alternative air source Octopus...
propulsion vehicle Diving bell Closed bell Wet bell Diving stage Swimfin Monofin PowerSwim Towboard Wet sub Safety equipment Alternative air source Octopus...
propulsion vehicle Diving bell Closed bell Wet bell Diving stage Swimfin Monofin PowerSwim Towboard Wet sub Safety equipment Alternative air source Octopus...
surface using a snorkel using either monofins or bifins (i.e. one fin for each foot) or underwater with monofin either by holding one's breathe or underwater...
The Lunocet is a biomimetic monofin intended to reduce drag and augment human swimming ability underwater. It is modeled after a dolphin's tail, by replicating...
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