﻿{"id":302944,"date":"2018-03-28T14:18:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T21:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=302944"},"modified":"2018-03-28T14:18:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T21:18:46","slug":"finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/","title":{"rendered":"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FINIS, Inc., the worldwide leader in technical swim products, is back at it again! This time FINIS is here to talk about how they can save coaches TIME and MONEY with their new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finisswim.com\/Backstroke-Start-Wedge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backstroke Start Wedge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For the development of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finisswim.com\/Backstroke-Start-Wedge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backstroke Start Wedge,<\/a> FINIS worked in collaboration with <strong>Vince Harris<\/strong> at WEDG Swim Start Systems (County Cork, Ireland). Vince is an Irish engineer and swim dad who began making wedges for his daughter&#8217;s swim team after learning how expensive they were. He had one goal in mind: to create an affordable alternative that fits all standard blocks. If you know FINIS, you\u2019ve already connected the dots and know that FINIS loved the concept and jumped at the chance to collaborate. With the addition of FINIS\u2019 high-quality design elements, the team is ready to share the Backstroke Start Wedge with swimmers and coaches around the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"302952\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/bsw-pressrelease-image1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image1_.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1050,417\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BSW.PressRelease.Image1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BSW.PressRelease.Image1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: FINIS&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image1_-700x417.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image1_-1024x407.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-302952 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image1_.jpg\" alt=\"BSW.PressRelease.Image1\" width=\"650\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image1_.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image1_-533x212.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image1_-280x111.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image1_-1024x407.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The FINIS Backstroke Start Wedge is FINA-compliant (FR 2.10) and can be used during training and competition as a way for swimmers to get an explosive start without slipping.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"302953\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/bsw-pressrelease-image2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image2_.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1050,417\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BSW.PressRelease.Image2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BSW.PressRelease.Image2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: FINIS&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image2_-700x417.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image2_-1024x407.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-302953\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image2_.jpg\" alt=\"BSW.PressRelease.Image2\" width=\"650\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image2_.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image2_-533x212.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image2_-280x111.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image2_-1024x407.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What else does #TeamFINIS love about the Backstroke Start Wedge?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It is SIMPLE! This manual system can be set up in under 2 minutes, saving coaches valuable practice time.<\/li>\n<li>It is AFFORDABLE. Finally a solution coaches have been looking for\u2014and it\u2019s about one-fifth the price of automatic wedge systems.<\/li>\n<li>It fits ALL standard starting blocks. We understand starting blocks are unique, and we have you covered! If you\u2019re unsure about your block, drop FINIS a note at <a href=\"mailto:info@FINISinc.com\">info@FINISinc.com<\/a> or call (925) 454-0111.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"302954\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/bsw-pressrelease-image3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image3_.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1050,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BSW.PressRelease.Image3\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BSW.PressRelease.Image3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: FINIS&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image3_-700x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image3_-1024x195.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-302954\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image3_.jpg\" alt=\"BSW.PressRelease.Image3\" width=\"650\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image3_.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image3_-533x102.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image3_-280x53.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BSW.PressRelease.Image3_-1024x195.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><u><strong>About FINIS, Inc.<\/strong><\/u><\/h3>\n<p>John Mix and Olympic Gold Medal swimmer Pablo Morales founded FINIS in Northern California in 1993 with a mission to simplify swimming for athletes, coaches, beginners and lifelong swimmers around the world. Today, FINIS fulfills that mission through innovation, high quality products and a commitment to education. FINIS products are currently available in over 80 countries. With a focus on innovation and the fine details of swimming, FINIS will continue to develop products that help more people enjoy the water.<\/p>\n<p>The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finisswim.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FinisSwim.com<\/a>. \u00a0For press releases and advertising\u00a0inquiries\u00a0please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:advertising@swimmingworld.com\">Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FINIS, Inc., the worldwide leader in technical swim products, is back at it again! This time FINIS is here to talk about how they can save coaches TIME and MONEY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3915,"featured_media":302973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,15],"tags":[45559,24996,63787],"class_list":["post-302944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-industry","tag-backstroke-wedge","tag-finis","tag-finis-press-release"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge - Swimming World<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Swimming World\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-03-28T21:18:46+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/backstgroke-wedge.png\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"798\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dan D&#039;Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dan D&#039;Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ef4e84c32e2bc4f10b0e5ed1fda25d04\"},\"headline\":\"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-03-28T21:18:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-03-28T21:18:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/\"},\"wordCount\":374,\"commentCount\":11,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/backstgroke-wedge.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Backstroke Wedge\",\"Finis\",\"finis-press-release\"],\"articleSection\":[\"-Home Slider\",\"Industry\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/\",\"name\":\"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge - Swimming World\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/backstgroke-wedge.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-03-28T21:18:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-03-28T21:18:46+00:00\",\"description\":\"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/backstgroke-wedge.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/backstgroke-wedge.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":798,\"caption\":\"Photo Courtesy: FINIS\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"description\":\"The Global Leader in Aquatic News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"width\":1799,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Swimming World\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ef4e84c32e2bc4f10b0e5ed1fda25d04\",\"name\":\"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3055ac6ff59b58e41ba8bffac00fb751?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3055ac6ff59b58e41ba8bffac00fb751?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor\"},\"description\":\"Dan D'Addona is the managing editor and lead college swim writer for Swimming World. He has covered swimming at all levels since 2003, including the NCAA championships, USA nationals, Duel in the Pool and Olympic trials. He is a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a graduate of Central Michigan University. He currently lives in Holland, Michigan, where he also is the Sports Editor at The Holland Sentinel.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/danield\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge - Swimming World","description":"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge","og_description":"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge","og_url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/","og_site_name":"Swimming World","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","article_published_time":"2018-03-28T21:18:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":798,"url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/backstgroke-wedge.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@swimmingworld","twitter_site":"@swimmingworld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/"},"author":{"name":"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ef4e84c32e2bc4f10b0e5ed1fda25d04"},"headline":"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge","datePublished":"2018-03-28T21:18:46+00:00","dateModified":"2018-03-28T21:18:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/"},"wordCount":374,"commentCount":11,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/backstgroke-wedge.png","keywords":["Backstroke Wedge","Finis","finis-press-release"],"articleSection":["-Home Slider","Industry"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/","name":"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge - Swimming World","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/backstgroke-wedge.png","datePublished":"2018-03-28T21:18:46+00:00","dateModified":"2018-03-28T21:18:46+00:00","description":"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/backstgroke-wedge.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/backstgroke-wedge.png","width":1200,"height":798,"caption":"Photo Courtesy: FINIS"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-creates-new-backstroke-start-wedge\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"FINIS Creates New Backstroke Start Wedge"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","name":"Swimming World","description":"The Global Leader in Aquatic News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Swimming World","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","width":1799,"height":900,"caption":"Swimming World"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld","https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ef4e84c32e2bc4f10b0e5ed1fda25d04","name":"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3055ac6ff59b58e41ba8bffac00fb751?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3055ac6ff59b58e41ba8bffac00fb751?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","caption":"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor"},"description":"Dan D'Addona is the managing editor and lead college swim writer for Swimming World. He has covered swimming at all levels since 2003, including the NCAA championships, USA nationals, Duel in the Pool and Olympic trials. He is a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a graduate of Central Michigan University. He currently lives in Holland, Michigan, where he also is the Sports Editor at The Holland Sentinel.","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/danield\/"}]}},"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"FINIS Backstroke Wedge - An affordable alternative that fits all standard blocks","source_text":"","source_url":""},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/backstgroke-wedge.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p56Jja-1gOc","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3915"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}