Neptune Finswimming Club

Neptune Finswimming Club is a finswimming club based in Bristol in the United Kingdom and who is affiliated to the British Finswimming Association.^[1]

History

The Neptune Finswimming Club was formed in June 2011. The very first session ran on 22 June 2011 in Thornbury Leisure Centre with just two people attending. As of January 2015, the club claims to be one of the largest finswimming club in the UK with over 20 members and providing sessions for children and adults.^[2]

Competitions

Over last several years Neptune Finswimming Club took part in number of national and international competitions. Also the club took the lead on organising national finswimming events in 2013 and 2014.

Participated and organised competitions:

• 30/04/2016 - Finswimming Gala, Bristol (Club winner)
• 5/12/2015 - British Open Finswimming Championships, London (Club winner)
• 29/11/2014 - 1st LondonFin Cup, London ^[3]
• 7/06/2014 - Finswimming Gala, Bristol ^[4]
• 7/12/2013 - Finswimming Gala, Bristol ^[5]
• 21/09/2013-22/09/2013 - Belgian Open Finswimming Championships, Nivelles
• 2/4/2011 - As part of FinWorld club some of club members took part in BFA Short Course Championships, Edenbridge^[6]

Achievements

As of May 2015, Neptune Finswimming Club members hold two National Records ^[7] and many age group records^[8] in different events.

National records:

• Long course (50m pool)
  • 50m apnea men : 17.40 by Andrei Oleinik
  • 200m surface men : 1:49.09 by Andrei Oleinik

Club records

Allies

Apart of other finswimming clubs Neptune Finswimming Club has got tight relationships with Bristol Freedivers club ^[9] providing coaching for finswimming technique to their members.

References

External links

• Neptune Finswimming Club
• Neptune Finswimming Club on Facebook
• Finswimming Gala in Bristol, 7/12/2013
• Finswimming Gala in Bristol, 7/6/2014