The utility model relates to the technical field of water
sports equipment, and particularly discloses a flipper which comprises a shoe body and a
paddle body. The shoe body comprises a vamp on the upper portion, a
toe cap on the front side and a sole at the bottom, and the vamp, the
toe cap and the sole jointly define a shoe cavity capable of containing the foot. One end of the
paddle body is connected with the vamp, the other end of the
paddle body extends outwards, the other end of the paddle body is bent towards one side of the sole at a certain angle, and a paddling cavity is formed in the connecting position of the paddle body and the
toe cap; a reset reinforcing rib is arranged in the paddling cavity, and the shoe head and the paddle body are connected through the reset reinforcing rib. According to the utility model, the paddle body extends outwards and is bent towards one side of the sole at a certain angle, so that
water flow can be grabbed more effectively, and larger thrust can be generated in the backward paddling process. Therefore, the
swimming speed of the user can be increased in
breaststroke or similar swimming actions, and
physical exhaustion is reduced.