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.
The records listed are correct as of 1 December 2019.
Event | Time | Name | Team | Year | Location |
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Surface | |||||
50 m | 00:20.87 | Alaric Smith | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2007 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:45.04 | Dezso Laszlo | LondonFin | 2019 | ![]() |
200 m | 01:43.64 | Dezso Laszlo | LondonFin | 2019 | ![]() |
400 m | 03:45.45 | Dezso Laszlo | LondonFin | 2019 | ![]() |
800 m | 08:40.32 | Simon Kidd | Hampshire Spitfires FC | 2009 | ![]() |
1500 m | 16:57.70 | Simon Kidd | Hampshire Spitfires FC | 2009 | ![]() |
Stereofins | |||||
50 m | 00:21.55 | George Hopkinson | Swansea University F&FC | 2007 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:49.22 | Daniel Weightman | Northern Lights Finswimming Club | 2016 | ![]() |
200 m | 01:57.83 | Daniel Weightman | Northern Lights Finswimming Club | 2016 | ![]() |
Apnea | |||||
50 m | 00:17.40 | Andrei Oleinik | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2013 | ![]() |
Immersion | |||||
100 m | 00:40.89 | Alaric Smith | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2007 | ![]() |
400 m | 03:50.00 | Alaric Smith | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2003 | ![]() |
800 m | 08:54.12 | Alaric Smith | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2007 | ![]() |
Relays | |||||
4×50 m Surface | 01:48.53 | Hampshire Spitfires FC | 2007 | ![]() | |
4×100 m Surface | 03:29.43 | Great Britain | GBR Team | 2009 | ![]() |
4×200 m Surface | 07:57.32 | Great Britain | GBR Team | 2007 | ![]() |
4×100 m Stereofins | 03:39.42 | Anton Oleinik, Alex Cox, Richard Turley, Conor Boden | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
The records listed are correct as of 1 December 2019
Event | Time | Name | Team | Year | Location |
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Apnea | |||||
50 m | 00:19.09 | James Dring | ASKA | 2018 | ![]() |
Surface | |||||
50 m | 00:20.13 | Leo Vinogradov | Northern Lights Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:46.02 | Leo Vinogradov | Northern Lights Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
200 m | 02:12.91 | Andrew Turner | Kent Juniors FC | 2009 | ![]() |
400 m | 04:51.97 | Andrew Turner | Kent Juniors FC | 2009 | ![]() |
Stereofins | |||||
50 m | 00:22.53 | Anton Oleinik | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:50.33 | Anton Oleinik | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
200 m | 01:53.35 | Anton Oleinik | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
400 m | 04:24.40 | Anton Oleinik | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
Relays | |||||
4×100 m Stereofins | 07:03.44 | Oliver Laszlo, Ava Bjorkenstam, Jasper Cox, Samuel Cox | LondonFin | 2019 | ![]() |
The records listed are correct as of 19 June 2018
Event | Time | Name | Team | Year | Location |
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Surface | |||||
50 m | 00:23.76 | Harriet Pierce | Hampshire Spitfires FC | 2008 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:53.70 | Harriet Pierce | Hampshire Spitfires FC | 2008 | ![]() |
200 m | 02:37.62 | Emma Fielding | FinWorld Finswimming Club | 2016 | ![]() |
400 m | 05:50.38 | Kate Goodwin | NoTanx | 2016 | ![]() |
Stereofins | |||||
50 m | 00:25.36 | Lucy Hawley | Kingston Royals Swimming Club | 2018 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:55.55 | Lucy Hawley | Kingston Royals Swimming Club | 2018 | ![]() |
200 m | 02:01.39 | Lucy Hawley | Kingston Royals Swimming Club | 2018 | ![]() |
Apnea | |||||
50 m | 00:21.72 | Harriet Pierce | Hampshire Spitfires FC | 2006 | ![]() |
Immersion | |||||
100 m | 01:03.94 | Sian Clement | Swansea Dragons Finswimming Club | 2007 | ![]() |
Relays | |||||
4×50 m Surface | 01:57.13 | Kent Juniors FC | 2007 | ![]() | |
4×100 m Surface | 03:59.22 | Great Britain | GBR Team | 2000 | ![]() |
4×200 m Surface | 11:09.30 | Kent Junior FC | 2008 | ![]() | |
4×100 m Stereofins | 04:01.65 | Martha Partridge, Jasmine Farrer, Grace O'Brien, Zena Yfimcev | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2018 | ![]() |
The records listed are correct as of 1 April 2019.
Event | Time | Name | Team | Year | Location |
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Surface | |||||
50 m | 00:20.94 | Grace O'Brien | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:49.07 | Grace O'Brien | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
200 m | 01:53.88 | Cassandra Graikowski Hainsworth | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2010 | ![]() |
400 m | 04:02.55 | Cassandra Graikowski Hainsworth | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2010 | ![]() |
800 m | 10:00.89 | Samantha Davies | Kent Juniors FC | 2007 | ![]() |
1500 m | 17:37.14 | Cassandra Graikowski Hainsworth | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2010 | ![]() |
Stereofins | |||||
50 m | 00:25.03 | Grace O'Brien | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2018 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:56.22 | Zena Yfimcev | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
200 m | 02:06.55 | Zena Yfimcev | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
Apnea | |||||
50 m | 00:20.12 | Cassandra Graikowski Hainsworth | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2010 | ![]() |
Immersion | |||||
100 m | 00:57.30 | Harriet Pierce | Hampshire Spitfires FC | 2003 | ![]() |
400 m | 05:57.00 | Katie Darby | Kent Juniors FC | 2010 | ![]() |
800 m | 13:44.70 | Katie Darby | Kent Juniors FC | 2010 | ![]() |
Relays | |||||
4×100 m Surface | 05:03.93 | Lucy Naylor, Alexandra Owen-Hatfield, Ffion Shepard, Sophie Aylott | ASKA | 2018 | ![]() |
4×100 m Stereofins | 04:54.25 | Lucy Naylor, Alexandra Owen-Hatfield, Francesca Owen-Hatfield, Sophie Aylott | ASKA | 2018 | ![]() |
The records listed are correct as of 1 April 2019.
Event | Time | Name | Team | Year | Location |
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Surface | |||||
25 m | 00:08.58 | Alastair Smith | Swansea University F&FC | 2008 | ![]() |
50 m | 00:20.02 | Deszo Lazslo | LondonFin | 2019 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:45.25 | Deszo Lazslo | LondonFin | 2019 | ![]() |
200 m | 01:45.25 | Deszo Lazslo | LondonFin | 2019 | ![]() |
400 m | 03:49.79 | Alaric Smith | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2006 | ![]() |
800 m | 09:09.75 | Alaric Smith | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2004 | ![]() |
1500 m | 17:38.46 | Alaric Smith | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2004 | ![]() |
Stereofins | |||||
25 m | 00:09.84 | Daniel Weightman | Northern Lights Finswimming Club | 2015 | ![]() |
50 m | 00:21.65 | Daniel Weightman | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2017 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:50.16 | Daniel Weightman | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2016 | ![]() |
200 m | 01:53.91 | Daniel Weightman | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2017 | ![]() |
Apnea | |||||
25 m | 00:06.57 | Alaric Smith | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2010 | ![]() |
50 m | 00:17.98 | Alaric Smith | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2002 | ![]() |
Immersion | |||||
100 m | 00:45.43 | Alaric Smith | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2007 | ![]() |
400 m | No Time | ||||
800 m | 08:15.11 | Alaric Smith | Tonbridge FC | 2000 | ![]() |
Relays | |||||
4×50 m Surface | 01:31.07 | Swansea University F&FC | 2008 | ![]() | |
4×100 m Surface | 03:25.22 | England Team | 2006 | ![]() | |
4×50 m Stereofins | 01:42.37 | Garry Checksfield, William Harper, Andrei Oleinik, Anton Oleinik | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
The records listed are correct as of 15 December 2017.
Event | Time | Name | Team | Year | Location |
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Surface | |||||
25 m | 00:10.53 | Leo Vinogradov | Northern Lights Finswimming Club | 2017 | ![]() |
50 m | 00:21.74 | Leo Vinogradov | Northern Lights Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:49.01 | Leo Vinogradov | Northern Lights Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
200 m | 02:03.88 | Leo Vinogradov | Northern Lights Finswimming Club | 2018 | ![]() |
400 m | 06:06.19 | Andrew Turner | Kent Juniors FC | 2005 | ![]() |
Stereofins | |||||
25 m | 00:10.44 | Anton Oleinik | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
50 m | 00:22.79 | Anton Oleinik | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:50.60 | Anton Oleinik | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
200 m | 01:55.24 | Anton Oleinik | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
Apnea | |||||
25 m | 00:09.82 | Leo Vinogradov | Northern Lights Finswimming Club | 2017 | ![]() |
50 m | 00:21.14 | James Dring | ASKA | 2018 | ![]() |
Immersion | |||||
100 m | 01:15.44 | Theodore Anderson-Knight | Kent Juniors FC | 2009 | ![]() |
Relays | |||||
4x50 m Stereofins | 01:49.92 | Victoria Symes, Lucy Naylor, Harrison Dring, James Dring | ASKA | 2018 | ![]() |
The records listed are correct as of 1 April 2019.
Event | Time | Name | Team | Year | Location |
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Surface | |||||
25 m | 00:10.96 | Michelle Hadden | Tonbridge FC | 2001 | ![]() |
50 m | 00:24.58 | Toni Stevens | Tonbridge FC | 2001 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:56.97 | Michelle Hadden | Tonbridge FC | 2002 | ![]() |
200 m | 02:14.78 | Peggy Osterman | Northern Lights Finswimming Club | 2018 | ![]() |
400 m | 04:27.51 | Harriet Pierce | Hampshire Spitfires FC | 2005 | ![]() |
800 m | 09:35.22 | Harriet Pierce | Hampshire Spitfires FC | 2005 | ![]() |
1500 m | 18:59.61 | Harriet Pierce | Hampshire Spitfires FC | 2004 | ![]() |
Stereofins | |||||
25 m | 00:11.91 | Martha Partridge | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
50 m | 00:26.55 | Martha Partridge | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:57.73 | Martha Partridge | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
200 m | 02:07.19 | Martha Partridge | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
Apnea | |||||
25 m | 00:09.85 | Michelle Hadden | Tonbridge FC | 2001 | ![]() |
50 m | 00:26.11 | Jess Smith | Swansea University F&FC | 2009 | ![]() |
Immersion | |||||
100 m | 01:16.75 | Christine Turner | Tonbridge FC | 2002 | ![]() |
400 m | 06:07.49 | Katie Darby | Kent Juniors FC | 2011 | ![]() |
800 m | No Time | ||||
Relays | |||||
4×50 m Surface | 01:51.99 | Swansea University F&FC | 2009 | ![]() | |
4×100 m Surface | 04:10.70 | Swansea University F&FC | 2009 | ![]() | |
4×50 m Stereofins | 01:56.28 | Maddie Nicholson, Victoria Symes, Hannah Hutchinson, Sophie Axford | ASKA | 2017 | ![]() |
The records listed are correct as of 1 April 2019.
Event | Time | Name | Team | Year | Location |
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Surface | |||||
25 m | 00:10.84 | Jasmine Farrer | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2017 | ![]() |
50 m | 00:21.65 | Grace O'Brien | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:48.67 | Cassandra Graikowski Hainsworth | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2011 | ![]() |
200 m | 01:56.00 | Jasmine Farrer | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2018 | ![]() |
400 m | 04:41.07 | Olivia Pierce | Hampshire Spitfires FC | 2004 | ![]() |
800 m | 09:40.99 | Harriet Pierce | Hampshire Spitfires FC | 2004 | ![]() |
Stereofins | |||||
25 m | 00:11.09 | Lucy Hawley | Kingston Royals SC | 2017 | ![]() |
50 m | 00:24.34 | Lucy Hawley | Kingston Royals SC | 2017 | ![]() |
100 m | 00:52.81 | Lucy Hawley | Kingston Royals SC | 2017 | ![]() |
200 m | 01:59.40 | Lucy Hawley | Kingston Royals SC | 2017 | ![]() |
Apnea | |||||
25 m | 00:08.65 | Grace O'Brien | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2018 | ![]() |
50 m | 00:21.00 | Cassandra Graikowski Hainsworth | Five Oak Green Hoppers SC | 2010 | ![]() |
Immersion | |||||
100 m | 01:11.99 | Beth Fraser | Kent Juniors FC | 2008 | ![]() |
400 m | 06:11.59 | Katie Darby | Kent Juniors FC | 2009 | ![]() |
Relays | |||||
4x50 m Surface | 01:55.65 | Hannah Hutchinson, Victoria Symes, Kirsty Cowell, Lucy Naylor | ASKA | 2019 | ![]() |
4x50 m Stereofins | 01:43.64 | Jasmine Farrer, Olivia West, Zena Yfimcev, Grace O'Brien | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2019 | ![]() |
4x100 m Stereofins | 06:07.81 | Rada Grebenyuk, Alesya Stevens, Aurelia Mitchell, Anya Oleinik | Neptune Finswimming Club | 2018 | ![]() |
Other notes on these records will be put here when they arise.
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