Floating Fin

I've owned these fins for ten days and used them five or six times. I paid £23.95 for 'black/red' size. In this review I will explain what my motivation was for purchasing fins and why, so far, I have found these ones to be excellent. A year ago I took up regular freestyle (front crawl) swimming because I'd heard that it was good for relieving and repairing back pain. Until then I'd been an unrefined but competent swimmer who rarely swam. Since then, I've been swimming 2-3 times a week; building stamina and gradually learning technique via a swim website. By the time I purchased these fins, I had a decent level of fitness and a basic understanding of what I should be trying to do/think about in the water. Fins were the next step. To determine my required fin size I used the provided "Visual Reference Guide" (i.e. by carefully measuring the length and breadth of my feet). For me, this worked - my fins fit perfectly (they're snug without chafing and they don't fall off when I swim). The fins don't look particularly flashy (fine by me) but they do look well made and they float (as claimed), which is useful. They also come in a carry bag with handle. The fins respond exactly as I'd hoped when performing swimming drills: they provide a huge boost to propulsion, allowing me to concentrate on body alignment and stroke technique without having to work too hard. Equally, when I use the fins for leg position/strength drills, I can feel the positional improvement when I swim fin-less afterwards, and I feel muscle fatigue in the right places the following day. To date, I can see no reason to fault these fins. I'll add to this review if my impressions change over time.

As far as long fins go they are OK. No issues with size, albeit they make it unnecessarily complicated with their colour codes. They have held up ok, but they will show some calcification after a while.. in theory one should probably wash them with clean cold water after every use, but I challenge the swimmer who actually does that. Goggles and jammers ok, but fins? No way. Good enough if you need long fins for ankle and body positioning training.

Good find, plenty of flex. Great that they float. Only point is to check sizing, but tighter than I would have expected. Ordered the EU42-44 As I am usually a 43, but should have rather gone 1 size bigger.

To small for me but exelent for may. Wife I Order num 42-44,, I have leg 43, but they are to small, I should order 45

Checked the sizing on the Finis website to ensure correct fitting and ensure you order the relevant colour. (Each colour combination represents a different shoe size). I have bought pairs for myself, my son (8) and my daughter (5) and we all love them. They fit well and are extremely comfortable. Have used them both in the pool and in the sea.

My son needed this for his swimming club. Works fine. In fact, his swimming club has a couple of old ones of these exact designs, to loan to anyone who didn’t have their own fins yet, which was the reason why my son picked these instead of other brands

Bought these after so much research for my daughter for a holiday My daughter is size 4 adult and was worried about sizing but they were perfect. Obviously they were abit uncomfortable after a long period of wearing but to be expected when so new. She was amazed at how good they were to swim in and was very happy. Very happy purchase

These were sold as one size fits all adults and when they arrived were barely an adult size 5, very disappointing and it cost me even more money to return them to amazon, so in effect, the entire non-sale cost me over £15sterling. A waste of time and money. Really annoyed.

Vengo de unas Aletas Aqua Sphere - Alpha, las cuales me han ido muy bien durante un par de años, pero debido a su índice demasiado positivo de flotación me obligaban a hacer demasiada fuerza en la parte de la patada hacia abajo. Esto mantiene elevadas y flotando las piernas, corrigiéndote la posición si tienes esa necesidad, pero supone un sobreesfuerzo para los cuadriceps y terminaba cargándolos excesivamente si se usan más de 20-30 minutos, y en mi caso bloqueándolos. Estas Finis Floating, tienen una flotación que yo diría neutra, yo las he usado en travesías de un par de horas y no producen fatiga particular de ningún músculo de las piernas, más de la normal. Permiten una posición de nado muy natural y relajada, bajando y subiendo la patada sin tener que corregir la flotación positiva o negativa de la aleta. Su tamaño, aunque parece mayor en las fotos, es perfecto para natación en el mar, pero también correcto para piscina. El materíal es fuerte y flexible, manteniendo la linea. Son de silicona, sin bordes que rocen en la salida de los dedos, a menos que tengas unos pies más corpulentos de lo normal. Son resistentes y aunque cuesta pasar el talón, una vez entrado el pie, se adaptan con mucha mejor flexibilidad que las de goma. Su peso es medio, no son tan ligeras como la espuma de las Aqua Sphere Alpha, pero tampoco tan pesadas como las Speedo Biofuse. En cuanto a su talla, diría que el tallaje es más bien pequeño. He comprado la talla 9-11, las negras y rojas, y tengo una talla de pie 42 de España, 8 de UK, y son la talla perfecta para mí. Conclusión: muy recomendables si tienes un buen nivel de natación.

E anche Finis oramai rientra nei brand che offrono una certezza di qualità. Le pinne sono estremamente efficaci per acquisire tecnica e potenza nella gambata, e permettono una maggiore concentrazione sull'assetto durante la fase subacquea.

Buena calidad y buen precio. Entrega rápida.

My biggest worries with these fins were sizing and comfort. I ordered the blue/yellow size 1-3. My girls aged 7 & 9 wear shoe sizes 2 (very narrow) & 2.5 (average width) and these fit both girls wonderfully! They were also soft (the shoe part) and comfortable to wear according to both girls. My girls love the added speed they give in the water. They seemed, to me, to be surprisingly true to size, I expect by girls shoe size 4 we will need the next larger size fins. These did not fit my 5 y/o son (I had no expectation that they would) he wears a boys size 11, and the fins repeatedly fell off his feet in the water (so if you are thinking about buying them big so they last for more years, don't go too big!) They have a great feel and seem to be GREAT quality! All the kids at the pool wanted to take a turn with them, great buy!!!!! :)

This is a very useful fin. My 7yo boy improves a lot using this fin. However, for his age, this fin is a size S for men. My boy says it's a little bit tight hence, I am buying a size M (men) for him. His is 1.36m so I am wondering if the fin size is a bit smaller than others.