Information about List Of Water Sports
There are a large number of sports that involve water.
The following is a List of water sports, divided by category. These categories are based on the relation of the sports to the water. Some of the sports include only one part related to swimming, as for example Triathlon.
Shooting is the act or process of firing guns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows.
The word shooting can refer to game hunting which implies the hunting of upland game birds such as grouse or pheasant, rabbits, deer or other
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In the water
- Swimming includes pool swimming and open 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.
- Biribol is a team sport played in water similar to volleyball.
- 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
- Synchronized diving
- A water slide is a slide with water flowing down it
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
- 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.
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 canoeing
- 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
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Water is a common chemical substance that is essential to all known forms of life.[1] In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or state, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor.
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Water is a common chemical substance that is essential to all known forms of life.[1] In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or state, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor.
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Swimming is the movement used in water without artificial assistance.
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triathlon is an athletic event consisting of swimming, cycling and running over various distances. In most modern triathlons, these events are placed back-to-back in immediate sequence and a competitor's official time includes the time required to "transition" between the
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Swimming is the movement used in water without artificial assistance.
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Drawings from the Stone Age were found in "the cave of swimmers" near Sura, dating back to 2000 B.C. In 1538 Nicolas Wynman, German professor of languages, wrote the first swimming book...... Click the link for more information.
triathlon is an athletic event consisting of swimming, cycling and running over various distances. In most modern triathlons, these events are placed back-to-back in immediate sequence and a competitor's official time includes the time required to "transition" between the
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Cycling is a means of transport, a form of recreation, and a sport. The bicycle carries riders across land, through tunnels, over bridges, snow, or, less frequently, over ice (icebiking).
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Running is defined as the fastest means for an animal to move on foot. It is defined in sporting terms as a gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground at the same time. It can be a form of both aerobic and anaerobic exercise.
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modern pentathlon is a sports contest consisting of five events, derived from the Greek root of pente, meaning five. The events are épée fencing, pistol shooting, 800 m freestyle swimming, a show jumping course on horseback, and a cross-country run.
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fencing is the art of armed combat involving cutting, stabbing, or bludgeoning weapons directly manipulated by hand, rather than shot, thrown or positioned (such as caltrops). Example weapons include swords, knives, pikes, bayonets, batons, clubs, and similar.
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Shooting is the act or process of firing guns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows.
The word shooting can refer to game hunting which implies the hunting of upland game birds such as grouse or pheasant, rabbits, deer or other
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Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping" or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics.
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Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving horses. This broad description includes both use of horses for practical, working purposes as well as recreational activities and competitive sports.
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Cross-country running is a sport in which teams of runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams. These races are sometimes called "meets".
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Rescue Swimming refers to skills that enable an individual to attempt a rescue when a swimmer is in difficulty. These include a combination of communication skills, specific "rescue" swimming strokes, and release and evade techniques for self-preservation should the rescue go wrong.
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Surf lifesaving is a multifaceted movement that comprises key aspects of voluntary lifeguard services and competitive surf sport. Originating in early 20th century Australia, the movement has expanded globally to such countries as New Zealand and South Africa.
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lifeguard is an emergency service worker who is responsible for overseeing the safety of the users of a recreational water feature, such as a swimming pool, a water park, or a beach.
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Water basketball is a water sport which mixes rules of basketball and water polo. Ideated and promoted by Italian teacher Francesco Rizzuto in 1986; it is played in a swimming pool.
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Team sport refers to sports that are practiced between opposing teams, where the players interact directly and simultaneously between them to achieve an objective. The objective generally involves team members facilitating the movement of a ball or similar item in accordance with a
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Water polo is a team water sport that combines some elements of swimming and basketball. A team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores the most points, with each goal being worth one point.
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Water polo is a team water sport that combines some elements of swimming and basketball. A team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores the most points, with each goal being worth one point.
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Biribol is the name of a sport, which resembles an aquatic variation of Volleyball. It has originated in Brazil, in the city of Birigüi.
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Team sport refers to sports that are practiced between opposing teams, where the players interact directly and simultaneously between them to achieve an objective. The objective generally involves team members facilitating the movement of a ball or similar item in accordance with a
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Volleyball
Typical volleyball action
Highest governing body FIVB
First played 1895, Holyoke, Massachusetts (USA)
Characteristics
Contact No Contact
Team Members 6
Mixed Gender Single
Category Indoor
Ball Volleyball
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Typical volleyball action
Highest governing body FIVB
First played 1895, Holyoke, Massachusetts (USA)
Characteristics
Contact No Contact
Team Members 6
Mixed Gender Single
Category Indoor
Ball Volleyball
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Synchronized swimming is a hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and dance. It consists of swimmers (either individuals, duets, trios or teams) performing a synchronized routine of elaborate moves in the water, accompanied by music.
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Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance, endurance, gracefulness, and kinesthetic awareness, and includes such skills as handsprings, handstands, split leaps, aerials and cartwheels.
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Ballet is academic dance form and technique which is taught in ballet schools according to specific methods. There are many ballet schools around the world that specialize in various styles of ballet and different techniques offered.
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Finswimming is the progression of a swimmer using fins either on the water surface or underwater, using only muscle strength. It is a discipline of underwater sports. The competition distances are same as for swimming (50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m, 4x100 m and 4x200 m
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