Below is the list of current British records in finswimming . The records are ratified by the British Finswimming Association.
This list echoes that found on the Monofin website.[ 1] These records are correct as of 1 April 2018.
In December 2017 British Finswimming Association made a decision to maintain the National records separately for adults and juniors in line with CMAS regulations.
Long course metres
Men
The records listed are correct as of 1 December 2019.
Event
Time
Name
Team
Year
Location
Surface
50 m
00:20.87
Alaric Smith
Five Oak Green Hoppers SC
2007
Antwerp
100 m
00:45.04
Dezso Laszlo
LondonFin
2019
Ravenna
200 m
01:43.64
Dezso Laszlo
LondonFin
2019
Ravenna
400 m
03:45.45
Dezso Laszlo
LondonFin
2019
Ravenna
800 m
08:40.32
Simon Kidd
Hampshire Spitfires FC
2009
Eindhoven
1500 m
16:57.70
Simon Kidd
Hampshire Spitfires FC
2009
Eindhoven
Stereofins
50 m
00:21.55
George Hopkinson
Swansea University F&FC
2007
Swansea
100 m
00:49.22
Daniel Weightman
Northern Lights Finswimming Club
2016
Aldershot
200 m
01:57.83
Daniel Weightman
Northern Lights Finswimming Club
2016
Aldershot
Apnea
50 m
00:17.40
Andrei Oleinik
Neptune Finswimming Club
2013
Bristol
Immersion
100 m
00:40.89
Alaric Smith
Five Oak Green Hoppers SC
2007
Antwerp
400 m
03:50.00
Alaric Smith
Five Oak Green Hoppers SC
2003
Västerås
800 m
08:54.12
Alaric Smith
Five Oak Green Hoppers SC
2007
Swansea
Relays
4×50 m Surface
01:48.53
Hampshire Spitfires FC
2007
Aldershot
4×100 m Surface
03:29.43
Great Britain
GBR Team
2009
Eindhoven
4×200 m Surface
07:57.32
Great Britain
GBR Team
2007
Antwerp
4×100 m Stereofins
03:39.42
Anton Oleinik, Alex Cox, Richard Turley, Conor Boden
Neptune Finswimming Club
2019
Bath
Junior - Boys
The records listed are correct as of 1 December 2019
Women
The records listed are correct as of 19 June 2018
Event
Time
Name
Team
Year
Location
Surface
50 m
00:23.76
Harriet Pierce
Hampshire Spitfires FC
2008
Utrecht
100 m
00:53.70
Harriet Pierce
Hampshire Spitfires FC
2008
Utrecht
200 m
02:37.62
Emma Fielding
FinWorld Finswimming Club
2016
Aldershot
400 m
05:50.38
Kate Goodwin
NoTanx
2016
Aldershot
Stereofins
50 m
00:25.36
Lucy Hawley
Kingston Royals Swimming Club
2018
Lignano Sabbiadoro
100 m
00:55.55
Lucy Hawley
Kingston Royals Swimming Club
2018
Lignano Sabbiadoro
200 m
02:01.39
Lucy Hawley
Kingston Royals Swimming Club
2018
Lignano Sabbiadoro
Apnea
50 m
00:21.72
Harriet Pierce
Hampshire Spitfires FC
2006
Aldershot
Immersion
100 m
01:03.94
Sian Clement
Swansea Dragons Finswimming Club
2007
Swansea
Relays
4×50 m Surface
01:57.13
Kent Juniors FC
2007
Aldershot
4×100 m Surface
03:59.22
Great Britain
GBR Team
2000
Palma de Majorca
4×200 m Surface
11:09.30
Kent Junior FC
2008
Eindhoven
4×100 m Stereofins
04:01.65
Martha Partridge, Jasmine Farrer, Grace O'Brien, Zena Yfimcev
Neptune Finswimming Club
2018
Bath
Junior - Girls
The records listed are correct as of 1 April 2019.
Short course metres
Men
The records listed are correct as of 1 April 2019.
Event
Time
Name
Team
Year
Location
Surface
25 m
00:08.58
Alastair Smith
Swansea University F&FC
2008
Edenbridge
50 m
00:20.02
Deszo Lazslo
LondonFin
2019
Chester
100 m
00:45.25
Deszo Lazslo
LondonFin
2019
Chester
200 m
01:45.25
Deszo Lazslo
LondonFin
2019
Chester
400 m
03:49.79
Alaric Smith
Five Oak Green Hoppers SC
2006
Swansea
800 m
09:09.75
Alaric Smith
Five Oak Green Hoppers SC
2004
Southampton
1500 m
17:38.46
Alaric Smith
Five Oak Green Hoppers SC
2004
Southampton
Stereofins
25 m
00:09.84
Daniel Weightman
Northern Lights Finswimming Club
2015
London
50 m
00:21.65
Daniel Weightman
Neptune Finswimming Club
2017
Bristol
100 m
00:50.16
Daniel Weightman
Neptune Finswimming Club
2016
London
200 m
01:53.91
Daniel Weightman
Neptune Finswimming Club
2017
London
Apnea
25 m
00:06.57
Alaric Smith
Five Oak Green Hoppers SC
2010
Tonbridge
50 m
00:17.98
Alaric Smith
Five Oak Green Hoppers SC
2002
Swansea
Immersion
100 m
00:45.43
Alaric Smith
Five Oak Green Hoppers SC
2007
Edenbridge
400 m
No Time
800 m
08:15.11
Alaric Smith
Tonbridge FC
2000
Gillingham
Relays
4×50 m Surface
01:31.07
Swansea University F&FC
2008
Edenbridge
4×100 m Surface
03:25.22
England Team
2006
Edenbridge
4×50 m Stereofins
01:42.37
Garry Checksfield, William Harper, Andrei Oleinik, Anton Oleinik
Neptune Finswimming Club
2019
Chester
Junior - Boys
The records listed are correct as of 15 December 2017.
Event
Time
Name
Team
Year
Location
Surface
25 m
00:10.53
Leo Vinogradov
Northern Lights Finswimming Club
2017
London
50 m
00:21.74
Leo Vinogradov
Northern Lights Finswimming Club
2019
Chester
100 m
00:49.01
Leo Vinogradov
Northern Lights Finswimming Club
2019
Chester
200 m
02:03.88
Leo Vinogradov
Northern Lights Finswimming Club
2018
London
400 m
06:06.19
Andrew Turner
Kent Juniors FC
2005
Edenbridge
Stereofins
25 m
00:10.44
Anton Oleinik
Neptune Finswimming Club
2019
Chester
50 m
00:22.79
Anton Oleinik
Neptune Finswimming Club
2019
Chester
100 m
00:50.60
Anton Oleinik
Neptune Finswimming Club
2019
Chester
200 m
01:55.24
Anton Oleinik
Neptune Finswimming Club
2019
Chester
Apnea
25 m
00:09.82
Leo Vinogradov
Northern Lights Finswimming Club
2017
London
50 m
00:21.14
James Dring
ASKA
2018
London
Immersion
100 m
01:15.44
Theodore Anderson-Knight
Kent Juniors FC
2009
Edenbridge
Relays
4x50 m Stereofins
01:49.92
Victoria Symes, Lucy Naylor, Harrison Dring, James Dring
ASKA
2018
London
Women
The records listed are correct as of 1 April 2019.
Junior - Girls
The records listed are correct as of 1 April 2019.
Event
Time
Name
Team
Year
Location
Surface
25 m
00:10.84
Jasmine Farrer
Neptune Finswimming Club
2017
London
50 m
00:21.65
Grace O'Brien
Neptune Finswimming Club
2019
Chester
100 m
00:48.67
Cassandra Graikowski Hainsworth
Five Oak Green Hoppers SC
2011
Edenbridge
200 m
01:56.00
Jasmine Farrer
Neptune Finswimming Club
2018
London
400 m
04:41.07
Olivia Pierce
Hampshire Spitfires FC
2004
Southampton
800 m
09:40.99
Harriet Pierce
Hampshire Spitfires FC
2004
Shirley
Stereofins
25 m
00:11.09
Lucy Hawley
Kingston Royals SC
2017
London
50 m
00:24.34
Lucy Hawley
Kingston Royals SC
2017
London
100 m
00:52.81
Lucy Hawley
Kingston Royals SC
2017
London
200 m
01:59.40
Lucy Hawley
Kingston Royals SC
2017
London
Apnea
25 m
00:08.65
Grace O'Brien
Neptune Finswimming Club
2018
London
50 m
00:21.00
Cassandra Graikowski Hainsworth
Five Oak Green Hoppers SC
2010
Tenerife
Immersion
100 m
01:11.99
Beth Fraser
Kent Juniors FC
2008
Edenbridge
400 m
06:11.59
Katie Darby
Kent Juniors FC
2009
Edenbridge
Relays
4x50 m Surface
01:55.65
Hannah Hutchinson, Victoria Symes, Kirsty Cowell, Lucy Naylor
ASKA
2019
Chester
4x50 m Stereofins
01:43.64
Jasmine Farrer, Olivia West, Zena Yfimcev, Grace O'Brien
Neptune Finswimming Club
2019
Chester
4x100 m Stereofins
06:07.81
Rada Grebenyuk, Alesya Stevens, Aurelia Mitchell, Anya Oleinik
Neptune Finswimming Club
2018
Bristol
Notes
Other notes on these records will be put here when they arise.
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