Water Sports

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[edit] Water Sports

[edit] In the water

• Swimming
• Triathlon is usually a combination of swimming, cycling and running
• Modern pentathlon includes epee fencing, pistol shooting, swimming, a show jumping course on horseback, and cross country running
• Rescue swimming is swimming with the goal to rescue other swimmers or the practice thereof
• Surf lifesaving is a competitive sport which evolved from the training activities of lifeguards at surf beaches
• Water basketball is a team sport played in water, similar to water polo.
• Water polo is a team sport played in water.
• Synchronized swimming is a hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and ballet.
• Fin swimming is swimming with fins
• Water aerobics is aerobics in the water
• Water gymnastics is gymnastics in the water
• Snorkeling is the practice of swimming at the surface (typically of the sea) being equipped with a mask and a short tube called a snorkel.
• Diving off springboards or off platforms
• A water slide is a slide with water flowing down it
• Synchronized diving
• Open water swimming

[edit] Under water

• Diving under water
• Scuba diving is swimming under water using a (self contained) breathing apparatus
• Free-diving is the aim to maximize the depth dived using no breathing apparatus
• Apnea is the practice of not breathing for an extended time
• Underwater rugby is rugby played under water with a ball that has been rendered neutrally buoyant. Breathing is done through a snorkel, and tackling is only allowed if you have the ball or are tackling the one holding it.
• Underwater hockey is hockey played under water with short wooden curved sticks and a heavy puck. Players wear diving masks, snorkels, and fins, and must surface to breathe while team mates continue the game on the pool bottom.
• Underwater photography is photography done under water. Numerous contests worldwide are arranged every year. The digital cameras have revolutionized how many divers participate.

[edit] On the water

• Skurfing is where the participant "skurfs" behind a boat on a surfboard
• Barefoot water skiing is waterskiing with no skiis
• Boating is the use of boats
• Bodyboarding is similar to surfing, but the board is smaller and the person (normally) lies down on the board
• Canoeing
• Canoe Polo is polo using a canoe
• Dragon Boat Racing is a team paddling sport on water
• Fishing is the recreation and sport of catching fish
• Hydroplane racing
• Jet sprint boat racing
• Kayaking
• Kite surfing on flat water using a kite for propulsion
• Motor boating
• Offshore powerboat racing
• Outrigger Canoe racing
• Parasailing where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a parachute
• Rafting
• Rowing propels a boat by means of oars
• Sailing using the wind for propulsion
• Skimboarding involves riding, standing up, on a board down the wet sand and timing the ride to connect with a shorebreaking wave
• Surfing downhill on waves
• Splash padding: games on zero depth splash pad
• Tubing down a river or behind a boat
• Wakeboarding is similar to water skiing, but using only one board attached to the feet
• Wake skating is similar to wakeboarding, but the board is not attached to the feet
• Water skiing is using skis to slide over the water while being pulled by a boat or other device
• Windsurfing on flat water using wind for propulsion in combination with sails
• Yachting