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The action at the Wedge started in the 1950s with the advent of swim fins and a handful of brave, maybe a tad loco, souls who loved bodysurfing more than any other form of wave riding.
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Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 17 May 2024
Stick to knee-deep waves or kick out (swim fins come in clutch here) to grab the big swells.
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Brittany Loggins, Women's Health, 23 June 2023
In 2022 the swim fin was on the other foot—and the importance of the technological treasure sitting on the seabed was gargantuan.
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Jason Sherman, Scientific American, 2 May 2022
Weber had been wearing a diving mask and swim fins but not a snorkel.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2019
These all-rubber swim fins are flexible enough to boost maneuverability underwater, but the vertical spines on their outside edges help stabilize the blade—giving you more oomph out of each kick.
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Michael Calore, WIRED, 24 June 2019
Both Pamperin and Lehrer were wearing swim trunks, face masks and swim fins.
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sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 June 2018
Franklin is also credited with inventing the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, and swim fins, among other highly useful objects.
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Bethany Ao, Philly.com, 17 Apr. 2018
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First Known Use
1947, in the meaning defined above
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“Swim fin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swim%20fin. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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