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They are simply the best fitting, most durable and fastest freediving and swimming fins in the world today.

Besides having been voted best fins in Europe for 3 years in a row, they powered Japan's fastest fin swimmer, Mr. Noboru Tomotake, all the way to his Gold Medal for the 400 meters in 2000.

Thanks to their power and efficiency, the world's top freedive spearfishing legends have collected more world cups than anyone else in history.

In February 2003, Terry Lentz, the only American to ever win the Spearfishing World Cup in 1959, organized the "Fin Mania" event in Long Beach, California. Some of the U.S. best freedivers and fin-swimmers came to try out every diving, swimming and freediving fin in the industry that was presented to the competitors. The test was for the divers to swim on their back while holding a rope hooked up to an electronic scale.
To everyone's amazement, not only did the Black Team Fin beat all the fins in its category, but it also beat every other fin in the world, including all the Carbon Fiber Fins and the Fiber Glass Fins, and by far!

Not only it placed 1st, but it also place 2nd!
Wait... there's more: In fact, it got 5 of the top 15 positions, coming 1st, 2nd, 7th, 10th and 11th!!!

See the results for yourself here

What makes them the best is that they are the world's only *cold molded* rubber foot pocket, hard enough to prevent its own flexing. This new rubber compound allows a superior transmission of energy to the fin blade. Smooth around the foot, but with harder lateral sides. This results in a unique long bladed fin that combines the perfect balance of thrust and elasticity.

Unlike all the other brands of fins, Picasso's will never weaken and bear stress marks on the blade or the rubber, even under the most strenuous swimming and diving conditions. This is due to the ingenious design of the lateral built-in tracks. When necessary, they will partially release the interchangeable blades, thus preventing any damaging pressure.

These fins are so incredibly durable, that Picasso America fully guarantees them for LIFE!

Sadly Picasso has discontinued the Picasso Black Team fins and will not manufacture more. As of 06/18/10 there are no more 44/46 and limited quantities of remaining 3 sizes.