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FINIS Inc
[edit]FINIS Inc, is an American manufacturer of competitive swimwear and swimming equipment . Its headquarters are in California.
History
[edit]FINIS Inc. is an American company founded in 1993 by Olympic gold medalist swimmer Pablo Morales and former water polo player John Mix. The company produces monofins and swimming related accessories[1][2].
Morales is involved in product testing, intellectual property management, and international distribution, while Mix oversees sales and U.S. operations[1].
Monofinning, a swimming technique involving a single-blade fin, evolved from European fin swimming, which originated in the late 1960s. The monofin technique gained traction in the following decade[1].
Products
[edit]Audio Devices
[edit]In 2007, FINIS released the SwiMP3, an underwater MP3 player using bone-conduction technology to transmit sound through cheekbones[3]. In 2013, it introduced Neptune, a bone-conduction MP3 player that retained the cheekbone-mounted speaker design while adding improved controls and visual feedback[4].
Wearable Monitoring Devices
[edit]In 2009, FINIS launched the AquaPulse, a device that attaches to a goggle strap and uses an infrared earlobe sensor to monitor heart rate, delivering updates via bone conduction[5]. The Swimsense Performance Monitor (2010) is a wrist-worn device that tracks stroke type, laps, splits, and estimated calorie use. A 2017 PLOS ONE study found it generally accurate in detecting stroke type, though some timing discrepancies were noted[6]. The Hydro Tracker GPS (circa 2012) was designed for open-water swimming and cycling and recorded route, speed, and distance data[7]. The Hydro Hip is a resistance-training belt developed to encourage hip-driven rotation during freestyle and backstroke swimming[8].
Learn-to-Swim Products
[edit]The company also offers a reusable swim diaper used in youth swimming instruction[9].
Research and Scientific Studies
[edit]A study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research reported an association between training with FINIS bone-conduction music devices and improved 50-yard freestyle performance compared to training without music[10].
Reference:
[edit]- ^ a b c "THE SELLING OF A SPORT FORMER OLYMPIAN PABLO MORALES IS BEHIND FINIS, THE SOLE U.S. MAKER OF MONOFINS". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ "FINIS - Openwaterpedia". www.openwaterpedia.com. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ "SwiMP3 v2: Bone conducting underwater MP3 player gets an upgrade". Yahoo News. 2007-04-28. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ Goode, Lauren (2013-09-24). "Review of Finis's Neptune MP3 player and Underwater Audio's waterproofed iPod Shuffle". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ "FINIS AquaPulse monitors, communicates heart rate to swimmers". Engadget. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ Mooney, Robert; Quinlan, Leo R.; Corley, Gavin; Godfrey, Alan; Osborough, Conor; ÓLaighin, Gearóid (2017-02-08). "Evaluation of the Finis Swimsense® and the Garmin Swim™ activity monitors for swimming performance and stroke kinematics analysis". PLOS ONE. 12 (2): e0170902. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0170902. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5298290. PMID 28178301.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Team, ABC News. "Tracker knows where you swim or bike". ABC News. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ Clark, Aaron (2005-08-25). "Swimming Gear That Flipper Would Envy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ Ro, Lauren (2021-04-30). "The Best Swim Gear for Babies, According to Swim Instructors". The Strategist. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ Tate, Angela R.; Gennings, Chris; Hoffman, Regina A.; Strittmatter, Andrew P.; Retchin, Sheldon M. (2012-04-01). "Effects of Bone-Conducted Music on Swimming Performance". The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 26 (4): 982. doi:10.1519/JSC.0b013e31822dcdaf. ISSN 1064-8011.