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In the mid-nineties, an ex-pat Aussie lifeguard residing in Hawaii named Andy Cochran started to develop a new type of swim fin. His aim was to produce a fin for ocean lifeguards that was comfortable enough for prolonged use, powerful, and suitable for a wide range of users. He shaped a positive mould from a wooden block and then had the first prototypes produced in Australia before bringing them back to Hawaii to be tested by Mark Cunningham and Brian Keaulana – North Shore lifeguards and world-renowned watermen. The original design was then refined and the moulds re-tooled, and Da Fin swim fins were born.