swim fins

Why DaFiN Are the Best Swim Fins The best swim fins didn’t appear out of a marketing brainstorm. They grew from real lifeguard demands. Australian surfer and former Bondi Beach guard Andy Cochran carved the first DaFiN prototypes from a block of wood in the mid-1990s, then refined them in Hawaiʻi alongside legendary watermen Mark […]

The History of Surf Rescue Fins (And The Brand Above the Rest) Ask any lifeguard what piece of gear they can’t live without, and most will give you the same answer: fins. They’re not a luxury, not an accessory, rather an extension of their own flesh and blood. But surf rescue fins haven’t always looked […]

In the Beginning: Lifeguard Equipment and Clothing Back in 1913 the beach lifeguards would row a small wooden rescue boat from the beach through the rolling surf to pull the stricken swimmers from the water. Rowing boats through waves and surf was slow and dangerous for both the lifeguard and the drowning victims. Throughout the […]