Speedo fins for scuba diving???

[yuhtnav]

I'm quite new to scuba diving and buying my own equipment.
I'm looking for fins at the moment and Speedo happens to be on sales for Labor day.

They look quite gorgeous and much cheaper than fins made specifically for scuba diving. I wonder if these swim fins can be used for scuba diving

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After I created this thread, Scubaboard showed a list of similar posts at the bottom. The following is closest to the question I'm asking

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/fins-masks-snorkels/211244-swimming-fins-suitable-scuba-diving.html

There's a comment in that thread about scuba diving fins are/must be bigger than swimming ones. As a matter of fact, in my last dive trip, I saw some tech divers wearing very short fins, about the same as the Speedo ones.

 

[Nemrod]

The answer is NO! Those are training fins for lap swimmers and competitive swimmers. I have a set which I use for, uh, lap swimming and my occasional foray into Masters Adult Swim Competition. They are used to work the kick in much the same way that hand paddles are used to improve the arm stroke. These type of fins are of low quality and usually I get about a year out of them before they split. On the other hand, my Scuba Pro Jets (USA made) have lasted me so long I cannot recall in what decade I bought them, probably early 80s or late 70s.

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