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    Monofin Manufacturers (from Finswimming Magazine)

    Here's a great list of monofin manufacturers from Finswimming Magazine! These people know their stuff! It is a translated article, so forgive the slips in translation. http://www.finswimmer.com/tools/monofin-manufacturers/



    Monofin Manufacturers

    1) BINFINS Binfins are Chinese Monofins built by Chen Bin [INTERVIEW], former World Champion in Underwater Races. He has some web sites such as http://www.binfins.com and http://www.chen-bin.com/.


    2) LUNOCET Lunocet is a new kind of monofin, ultra technologic and futuristic. They are made in the USA. Website: http://www.lunocet.com/


    3) MAT MAS Until 10 years ago the Mat Mas Monofins were one of the bests, used mostly by Italians Finswimmers, good for all kind of distances. Now they are used for Apnea. Website: http://www.mat-mas.it/


    4) ROCKETFINS A lot of people says they are the best, but imho I never find them confortable. They are made by some Ukranian Guys, Viktor Panev and Igor Soroka [INTERVIEW] and a lot of World Championsh use them. Website: http://www.rocketfin.com.ua


    5) LEADERFINS These monofins comes from Estonia made by Maksim Mercuri [INTERVIEW]. Website: http://www.leaderfins.com/


    6) STARFINS Starfins company is a manufacturer mainly specializing in monofin, giperfins and bi-fins production, as well as all kinds of finswimming accessories. The company was founded in 1997, by Alexandr Lichenko. Website: http://starfins.com


    7) SHARKFINS Sharkfins made by the Ukraine Kotov Max. Email: sharkfin@ukr.net


    8) GOLDFINS Goldfins made by the Ukraine Alex Zolotov. Email: zolotov@starline.lg.ua


    9) WATERWAY (GLIDEFINS) Waterways are probably the most used in trainings sessions, and Glidefins are good for competitions. They are made by the Ukraine Bogdan Lyashuk [INTERVIEW]. Website http://www.waterwayfins.com and http://www.finswimworld.com/


    10) FINIS Finis are from the USA and I think that no finswimmers use it, maybe some classical swimmer for trainings. Website: http://www.finisinc.com/kids/monofins/wave-monofin.html


    11) TRITON Tritons are made by the Ukraine Maksim Moroz [INTERVIEW]. Website: http://www.finswimming.net


    12) XFINS XFins are made by the a Spanish guy. Are good for young people who want to start Finswimming easily. Website http://www.xfins.es/


    13) YAKOVLEV YAKOVLEV Monofins are made by the former Ukranian Champion Evgeny Yakovlev from Kiev. Email: yakovlevfins@bk.ru


    14) SMITH AEROSPACE Smith Aerospace is similar to the previous Lunocet, ultra-tech Monofins and they are made by in the USA. Website: http://www.smithaerospace.us


    15) ANDRONOV MONOFINEvgeny Andronov is a Russian Monofin Maker. Good monofins from him. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003034619128


    16) GRANKIN MONOFIN Alexey Grankin from Tomsk (Russia). Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002575749336


    17) KERSHKOV MONOFINVitalyi Kershkov is Ukrainian, from Kiev.Email: kershkov@i.com.ua Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1052223766


    18) ARSENAL FIN [KUTIKOV]This is an Estonian Monofin Maker from Tallinn. Emails: aastuudio@gmail.com arsenalfins@gmail.com serkutikov2010@yandex.ru Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sergei.kutikov Website: http://videoprazdnik.com/index.php?o...=88&Itemid=197


    19) PUDOV MONOFINMonofins created by the Russian Oleg Pudov, now trainer of Aix Natation. Email: pudov.oleg@yahoo.frmonooleg@mail.ru. Facebook: http://facebook.com/monooleg


    20) SALMIN MONOFIN The builder is Aleksandr Salmin and he was a Russian Champion. His monofins were the bests like 10 years ago. Email: yan7@yandex.ru Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php...903127&sk=info


    21) HYPERFINS [SHAKOV MONOFIN]Russian Monofins, used for some time by the World Champion Cherevko Brothers in Immersion competitions. Website: http://www.hyperfins.ru/


    22) SHUMKOV MONOFINThis is a Russian Builder Mr. Alexander Shumkov. Website: http://news.yandex.ru/people/shumkov_aleksandr.html


    23) AQUAMASTER MONOFIN This is a Russian Builder, it is also a Finswimming Club. Website: http://aquast.narod.ru


    24) SPECIALFINS Another Estonian Builder. Probably they have just Training Material. Website: http://specialfins.com/


    25) MAXDIVEPRO Another Russian Builder. Probably they are used mostly by Apnea Divers. Website: http://www.maxdivepro.ru/


    26) C4 CARBON MONOFLAP It’s an Italian Builder, not only of Monofins. Used specially by Apnea Divers. Website: http://www.c4carbon.com


    27) TROPOL MONOFIN It’s a Czech Builder, used probably by Apnea Divers. Website: http://www.tropol.cz


    28) ANEMOSFINS It’s an Italian Builder, used probably by Apnea Divers. Website: http://www.anemosfins.com

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    By the way, I LOVE what they had to say about our "precious" Finis ;D Then again, these people are mostly hard core enthusiasts and competitors, so the Rapid is probably like a kid's fin to them, and the competitor isn't nearly customizable enough to be up to snuff.

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    It's refreshing to see that the Competitor isn't the only option out there for a legit monofin. Thanks for this!

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    Wow there are so many of them!!!! Thanks for the Info!

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    I'm missing the dol-fin monofin. I guess it wasn't professional enough, though I love it.
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    Thank you for sharing this.

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    Thanks for sharing! Now I know which monofin I want to buy!
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    Oooo the triton looks nice and big!

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    Wow, had no idea there was so many types as well ! Thanks for sharing....wonder what the prices are...guess I need to start clicking on all these links and comparing prices, etc.

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    can the finis wave be used in fabric tail or is it important to find one with the mermaid tail shape. Is it possible to find a plastic mermaid tail that works in all fabric tails?

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    The Ocean Star, can be ordered through me, I also sell regular monofins I designed this fin to look soft underneath fabric, with out hard edges sticking through, it can be used on its own and it has been made from the same products as the top monofin in the industry - so quality is assured xx see the link in my signature for another view xx

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    International competitive freediver, mermaid and owner of Blue Water Freediving School - YES we run Mermaid courses and are suppliers of the leading monofin brands, including the brand new Ocean Star mermaid monofin!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?edit=vd&v=5iGwkUaztLc
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    Hi Ocean, I'm getting a 'video unavailable' from YouTube for that. Perhaps you need to change permissions?

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    Thank you for letting me know - I will investigate further xx
    International competitive freediver, mermaid and owner of Blue Water Freediving School - YES we run Mermaid courses and are suppliers of the leading monofin brands, including the brand new Ocean Star mermaid monofin!
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    Where can I buy a mahina monofin?


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    I bought mine directly from Mahina Mermaid ( https://www.mahinamermaid.com/ ).

    Be aware that they're an Australian company and ship direct from Malaysia, so shipping to the US takes about 2 weeks.

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    This is a super old post from 2012 It hasn't been updated for newer monofins.

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