28 Oct 2026
Bootcamp archive: Béjaïa, Algeria 2022
Photos and details of the 2022 international finswimming camp in Béjaïa: five days of open water training in the Mediterranean with Algerian athletes and coaches.
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28 Oct 2026
FISU World University Championship Finswimming: watch live
Sharm El-Sheikh, 28–29 October 2026: university student-athletes from around the world race in the 50 m pool. Live stream on worlduniversity.sport and live results on fisuchampionships.org; the CMAS Open Water World Championship follows in the same city from 30 October.
28 Oct 2026
New in our team: Silvio Salicone and Maria Carmen Čipčić Bešić
Silvio Salicone, finswimming coach and content editor for Italy, and Maria Carmen Čipčić Bešić, physiotherapist and co-coordinator of our Erasmus+ projects, join the FinSwim.World staff page.
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28–29 Oct 2026 FISU World University Championship Finswimming Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt- 30 Oct–4 Nov 2026 CMAS World Championship Finswimming Open Water – seniors and juniors Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
- 2–5 Nov 2026 CMAS World Championship Finswimming Open Water – masters Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
7 Nov 2026 Nevera Finswimming Cup 2026 and Croatian Cup in finswimming and speed diving – round 3 Rijeka, Croatia
8 Nov 2026 SEA WAVE Finswimming Indoor Juniors – round 2 Phuket, Thailand
9–14 Nov 2026 CMAS World Cup Finswimming Indoor – Zhanjiang Zhanjiang, China- 14–15 Nov 2026 Croatian Junior and Younger Junior Championships in finswimming and speed diving Rijeka, Croatia
15 Nov 2026 Lazio Regional Championship – round 1 Rome, Italy
15 Nov 2026 10th Titano Trophy (Trofeo Titano) Serravalle, San Marino
20–22 Nov 2026 CMAS World Cup Finswimming Indoor – Gliwice Gliwice, Poland- 25–30 Nov 2026 CMAS World Championship Para Finswimming (and Para Freediving) Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
- 28–29 Nov 2026 6th Sardinia Finswimming Cagliari, Italy
- 29 Nov 2026 34th Salvemini Institute Memorial (Memorial Istituto Salvemini) Casalecchio di Reno (Bologna), Italy
- 29 Nov 2026 Italian Para Finswimming Championship (open category) Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
- 5 Dec 2026 29th Christmas Meet – final of the Croatian Cup and Croatian Masters Championship in finswimming and speed diving Kostrena (Rijeka area), Croatia
- 5–6 Dec 2026 6th Forum Iulii Trophy Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
- 5 Dec 2026 5th PinnAbility Trophy Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
- 18–20 Dec 2026 19th Christmas Cup – Lignano Sabbiadoro Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
19–20 Dec 2026 4th International Finswimming Christmas Cup – Ioannina Ioannina, Greece
14–17 Jan 2027 CMAS World Cup Finswimming Indoor – Izmir Izmir, Türkiye- 4–7 Mar 2027 CMAS World Cup Finswimming Indoor – Lignano Sabbiadoro Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
16–18 Apr 2027 CMAS World Cup Finswimming Indoor – Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence, France
30 Apr–2 May 2027 CMAS World Cup Finswimming Indoor – Coral Springs Coral Springs, Florida, USA- 20–23 May 2027 CMAS World Cup Finswimming Indoor Youth – Izmir Izmir, Türkiye
- 22–26 May 2027 CMAS World Championship Finswimming Indoor Masters – Izmir Izmir, Türkiye
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