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Underwater sports
Highest governing body Organisations include:
  • CMAS
  • AIDA International
  • World Aquachallenge Association (WAA)
Characteristics
Mixed-sex Yes
Type Outdoor:
  • Openwater
  • Confined water

Indoor:

Presence
Olympic No demonstration events as of July 2013.

Underwater sports is a group of competitive sports using one or a combination of the following underwater diving techniques - breath-hold, snorkelling or scuba including the use of equipment such as diving masks and fins. These sports are conducted in the natural environment at sites such as open water and sheltered or confined water such as lakes and in artificial aquatic environments such as swimming pools. Underwater sports include the following - aquathlon (i.e. underwater wrestling), finswimming, freediving, spearfishing, sport diving, underwater football, underwater hockey, underwater ice hockey, underwater orienteering, underwater photography, underwater rugby, underwater target shooting and underwater video.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Deportes subacuáticos para niños

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