Speedo Nemesis Fins

[WetCell]

Is anyone diving with these?

I have a big issue with fins and own three different sets.

These look perfect, small, efficient and bio-memetic to a marine animal that I admire.

That they float is a plus for me (I know some divers don't like that).

 

[dmaziuk]

Is anyone diving with these?

These are swim fins. If you're a swimmer you can get enough propulsion out of them to push the BCD & cylinder & all, but your cylinder will last for a whooping 5 minutes.

I've never seen anyone swim in them, either: Real Swimmers(tm) use Zoomers or Burners.

 

[WetCell]

These are swim fins. If you're a swimmer you can get enough propulsion out of them to push the BCD & cylinder & all, but your cylinder will last for a whooping 5 minutes.

I've never seen anyone swim in them, either: Real Swimmers(tm) use Zoomers or Burners.

Well, yes.

...but they are sold by dive shops and advertised as dive fins along with being "training fins".

I'd just like to know if anyone has dove with them and what they thought.

I am a "senior" diver, but in excellent health so I have a low SAC (in a couple of ways).

I have no need for fast swimming, but I do value efficiency and light, easy fins.

 

[diversteve]

The only "dive shop" selling them according to Google is LeisurePro and they also sell swimming gear. In fact these fins are listed on their website under: Swim Fins & Swimming Flippers not in the Scuba section. All the rest of the google listings are from swim shops, not dive shops.

Allows Swimmer to Push More Water during Kicking Drills & Training Sets
Scalloped Outer Edge: Like Humpback Whale's Fin
Technology Empowers Swimmers
Push More Water during Training Sets for Enhanced Propulsion

 

[David Wilson]

As a non-scuba-diving lifelong snorkeller, I won't presume to pronounce on the suitability or otherwise of Speedo Nemesis fins for whatever underwater activity you are planning to do.

This said, the idea that all fins marketed as suitable for swim training are by definition unsuitable for any other aquatic pursuit isn't accepted by everyone. Things aren't always so clear-cut and specialised in practice. It can also depend on the ability and expectations of the individual. I snorkel in the sea using traditional full-foot fins that many "modernist" divers would dismiss as swim workout fins.

I'm not alone in preferring old-school fins to today's plastic concoctions marketed as "snorkelling fins". I love the article "My favourite kit" at
www.divernet.com/gear-features/p300505-my-favourite-kit-pete-atkinson.html
Here's what Pete Atkinson, an Australian professional underwater photographer, has to say about fins:

FINS
I currently use the best fins I have ever used, but no dive store in Cairns will stock them, as they aren't profitable enough. They are orange and blue, Malaysian rubber fins by Eyeline, available from a local sports shop for £20.

From new, I could snorkel for a couple of hours without any hint of blisters. They are stiff enough that I can push a Seacam housing around all day.

For the diving I do, such full-foot fins are by far the best. Manufacturers continue to dream up fancy expensive gimmicks to extract more money from us. I'll concede that a few of these might actually be useful but, offhand, I can't think of any.

And here he is with his favourite fins:

I've got a pair of Malaysian Eyeline fins similar to his, priced £16.80 (roughly US$25) and they not only do the job, they're very comfortable too.

And like him, I bought them online from a general sporting goods dealer, as no British dive store, physical or online, seems to stock them!

In conclusion, I must re-emphasise that I have no brief for Speedo Nemesis fins. To be honest, I wouldn't use them for my own snorkelling forays because they lack the classic simplicity I look for in fins. My message is just that there are some fins versatile enough to be used in multiple aquatic pursuits.

 

[WetCell]

As a non-scuba-diving lifelong snorkeller, I won't presume to pronounce on the suitability or otherwise of Speedo Nemesis fins for whatever underwater activity you are planning to do.
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In conclusion, I must re-emphasise that I have no brief for Speedo Nemesis fins. To be honest, I wouldn't use them for my own snorkelling forays because they lack the classic simplicity I look for in fins. My message is just that there are some fins versatile enough to be used in multiple aquatic pursuits.

Thanks Dave, a cogent and intelligent reply. Frankly, it isn't the money, it's more the hassle of getting them, trying them and then discarding them to the "pile of hoarded scuba gear" if they don't work. They just look good to me and I was hoping that a diver, a scuba diver, a senior (as in age) diver, would have said "I have them and they are great!"

Of course, I came here and pretty much got what I expected. My conclusion is that they may work for me, so I am going to try them. I also think that I might experiment with them if they prove to be too floppy. I have the means to re-engineer them.

 

[SOFDiver]

If you are looking for a good set of full foot fins, I suggest you check out AquaLung Express full foot fins. I wear them when DM/rescue as they are light and fast. I also wear them when I dive recreational gear (BC), plenty of power to move you and your kit through the water. Open heal Express fins now come with spring straps at no extra cost, they are great all around fins for the recreational diver. Guess I have at least 8 pairs of fins, but I find that I needed different fins of different materials for the different types of diving I do. But the only set of full foots are the Express set.

 

[diver 85]

David Wilson, thanks for the info on these fins....Where can the Malaysian Eyeline fins be purchased on line(via the US hopefully..)...tia

 

[David Wilson]

David Wilson, thanks for the info on these fins....Where can the Malaysian Eyeline fins be purchased on line(via the US hopefully..)...tia

As I'm UK based, I ordered mine from Newitts (UK) at Eyeline Floating Dive Fins. They do deliver internationally, see How much will delivery cost?

I believe this particular model is going out of production and being replaced by the same Malaysian manufacturer (Principal Win) with their "Marlin" fin, which has a similar appearance, material and performance. It is available in the USA under a couple of different brand names:

1. Swim Research Two-tone Fins

Available from: Amazon.com : Swim Research Floating Fins : Sports & Outdoors

2. Head Corda Solid Colour Fins

Available from: http://www.leisurepro.com/p-hedcrf/head-corda-rubber-full-foot-fins-black

If you're really set on blue and orange two-tone colours, you may be interested in the Eyeline fins available on the website of AllSwim. They don't have the heel tabs of the previous fins, though.

Available from: Training Equip.

 

[dmaziuk]

David Wilson, thanks for the info on these fins....Where can the Malaysian Eyeline fins be purchased on line(via the US hopefully..)...tia

They're sold by Sporti, Speedo, and a bunch of others & I wouldn't be surprised if they all come from that same one Malaysian factory. Google for floating swim fin: sporti version is $12.55 at swimoutlet and the finis version is $20 at wally world.