List of British records in finswimming

Last updated October 19, 2024

Below is the list of current British records in finswimming . The records are ratified by the British Finswimming Association.

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

Event	Time	Name	Team	Year	Location
Apnea
50 m	00:19.09	James Dring	ASKA	2018	Bath
Surface
50 m	00:20.13	Leo Vinogradov	Northern Lights Finswimming Club	2019	Lignano Sabbiadoro
100 m	00:46.02	Leo Vinogradov	Northern Lights Finswimming Club	2019	Lignano Sabbiadoro
200 m	02:12.91	Andrew Turner	Kent Juniors FC	2009	Eindhoven
400 m	04:51.97	Andrew Turner	Kent Juniors FC	2009	Eindhoven
Stereofins
50 m	00:22.53	Anton Oleinik	Neptune Finswimming Club	2019	Bath
100 m	00:50.33	Anton Oleinik	Neptune Finswimming Club	2019	Bath
200 m	01:53.35	Anton Oleinik	Neptune Finswimming Club	2019	Bath
400 m	04:24.40	Anton Oleinik	Neptune Finswimming Club	2019	Bath
Relays
4×100 m Stereofins	07:03.44	Oliver Laszlo, Ava Bjorkenstam, Jasper Cox, Samuel Cox	LondonFin	2019	Bath

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.

Event	Time	Name	Team	Year	Location
Surface
50 m	00:20.94	Grace O'Brien	Neptune Finswimming Club	2019	Lignano Sabbiadoro
100 m	00:49.07	Grace O'Brien	Neptune Finswimming Club	2019	Lignano Sabbiadoro
200 m	01:53.88	Cassandra Graikowski Hainsworth	Five Oak Green Hoppers SC	2010	Barcelona
400 m	04:02.55	Cassandra Graikowski Hainsworth	Five Oak Green Hoppers SC	2010	Palma de Majorca
800 m	10:00.89	Samantha Davies	Kent Juniors FC	2007	Rostock
1500 m	17:37.14	Cassandra Graikowski Hainsworth	Five Oak Green Hoppers SC	2010	Puerto de Cruz
Stereofins
50 m	00:25.03	Grace O'Brien	Neptune Finswimming Club	2018	Bath
100 m	00:56.22	Zena Yfimcev	Neptune Finswimming Club	2019	Lignano Sabbiadoro
200 m	02:06.55	Zena Yfimcev	Neptune Finswimming Club	2019	Lignano Sabbiadoro
Apnea
50 m	00:20.12	Cassandra Graikowski Hainsworth	Five Oak Green Hoppers SC	2010	Puerto de Cruz
Immersion
100 m	00:57.30	Harriet Pierce	Hampshire Spitfires FC	2003	Liberec
400 m	05:57.00	Katie Darby	Kent Juniors FC	2010	Genk
800 m	13:44.70	Katie Darby	Kent Juniors FC	2010	Eindhoven
Relays
4×100 m Surface	05:03.93	Lucy Naylor, Alexandra Owen-Hatfield, Ffion Shepard, Sophie Aylott	ASKA	2018	Bath
4×100 m Stereofins	04:54.25	Lucy Naylor, Alexandra Owen-Hatfield, Francesca Owen-Hatfield, Sophie Aylott	ASKA	2018	Bath

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.

Event	Time	Name	Team	Year	Location
Surface
25 m	00:10.96	Michelle Hadden	Tonbridge FC	2001	Eger
50 m	00:24.58	Toni Stevens	Tonbridge FC	2001	Tonbridge
100 m	00:56.97	Michelle Hadden	Tonbridge FC	2002	Edenbridge
200 m	02:14.78	Peggy Osterman	Northern Lights Finswimming Club	2018	London
400 m	04:27.51	Harriet Pierce	Hampshire Spitfires FC	2005	Southampton
800 m	09:35.22	Harriet Pierce	Hampshire Spitfires FC	2005	Southampton
1500 m	18:59.61	Harriet Pierce	Hampshire Spitfires FC	2004	Southampton
Stereofins
25 m	00:11.91	Martha Partridge	Neptune Finswimming Club	2019	Chester
50 m	00:26.55	Martha Partridge	Neptune Finswimming Club	2019	Chester
100 m	00:57.73	Martha Partridge	Neptune Finswimming Club	2019	Chester
200 m	02:07.19	Martha Partridge	Neptune Finswimming Club	2019	Chester
Apnea
25 m	00:09.85	Michelle Hadden	Tonbridge FC	2001	Eger
50 m	00:26.11	Jess Smith	Swansea University F&FC	2009	Edenbridge
Immersion
100 m	01:16.75	Christine Turner	Tonbridge FC	2002	Swansea
400 m	06:07.49	Katie Darby	Kent Juniors FC	2011	Edenbridge
800 m	No Time
Relays
4×50 m Surface	01:51.99	Swansea University F&FC		2009	Edenbridge
4×100 m Surface	04:10.70	Swansea University F&FC		2009	Edenbridge
4×50 m Stereofins	01:56.28	Maddie Nicholson, Victoria Symes, Hannah Hutchinson, Sophie Axford	ASKA	2017	London

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

↑ "Monofin: Finswimming in the UK : National Records".

Other notes on these records will be put here when they arise.

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List of British records in finswimming

Contents

Long course metres

Men

Junior - Boys

Women

Junior - Girls

Short course metres

Men

Junior - Boys

Women

Junior - Girls

Notes

References and external links

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