LIST OF WATER SPORTS

• 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 a cross-country run.
• 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 Australian surf beaches
• Water polo is a team ball 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

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 extended times.
• Underwater rugby is rugby played under water with a ball that has been rendered neutrally buoyant. Surfacing to breathe is only allowed without the ball.
• Underwater hockey is hockey played under water with short wooden Y-shaped sticks and a heavy puck. Surfacing to breathe is only allowed when you are not pushing the puck.

Near the water

• Boating is the use of boats
• Rowing propels a boat by means of oars
• Sailing using the wind for propulsion
• Motor boating
• Dragon Boat Racing is a team paddling sport on water
• Kayaking
• Canoeing
• Surfing downhill on waves
• Bodyboarding is similar to surfing, but the board is smaller and the person lies down on the board
• Wind surfing on flat water using wind for propulsion in combination with sails
• Kite surfing on flat water using a kite for propulsion
• Canoe Polo is polo using a canoe.
• Water skiing is using skis to slide over the water while being pulled by a boat or other device
• 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
• Parasailing where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a parachute
• Fishing is the recreation and sport of catching fish

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