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List of water sports

January 01, 1970

"Water sports" redirects here. For sexual activity involving urination, see urolagnia.

Water sports or aquatic sports are sport activities conducted on waterbodies, and can be categorized according to the degree of immersion by the participants.

A variety of water sports. From top left: diving, surfing, water polo, synchronized swimming, swimming, rowing, yacht racing, dragon boat racing, kayaking

On the water edit

For a more comprehensive list, see List of surface water sports.
  • Boat racing, the use of powerboats to participate in races
  • Boating, the use of boats for personal recreation
  • Cable skiing, similar to wake boarding but with cables for artificial maneuvering
  • Canoe polo combines boating and ball handling skills with a contact team game, where tactics and positional play are as important as the speed and fitness of the individual athletes.
  • Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Most present-day canoeing is done as or as a part of a sport or recreational activity.
  • Dragon boat racing, teams of 20 paddlers racing the ancient dragon boat
  • Fishing, the recreation and sport of catching fish
  • Flyboard, a brand of hydroflighting device which supplies propulsion to drive the Flyboard into the air to perform a sport known as hydroflying.
  • Jet Skiing, performed with a recreational watercraft that the rider sits or stands on, rather than sits inside of, as in a boat.
  • Kayaking, the use of a kayak for moving across water
  • Kiteboating, the act of using a kite rig as a power source to propel a boat
  • Kneeboarding, an aquatic sport where the participant is towed on a buoyant, convex, and hydrodynamically shaped board at a planing speed, most often behind a motorboat.
  • Paddleboarding, where a person uses a large surfboard and paddle to surf on flat water or waves
  • Parasailing, where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a parachute
  • Picigin, a traditional Croatian ball game that is played on the beach. It is an amateur sport played in shallow water, consisting of players keeping a small ball from touching the water.
  • Rafting, recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water
  • River trekking, a combination of trekking and climbing and sometimes swimming along the river
  • Rowing, a sport that involves propelling a boat (racing shell) on water, using oars
  • Sailing, the practice of navigating a sail-powered craft on water, ice, or land
  • Sit-down hydrofoiling is riding on the water with a hydrofoil attached to a ski.
  • Skimboarding, a sport where people use a wooden board to slide fast on water.
  • Stone skipping, a sport where people compete for number of times and length that they can skip a stone on the water's surface.
  • Surfing, a sport where an individual uses a board to stand up and ride on the face of a wave.
  • Wakeboarding, a sport where an individual is attached to a board via bindings and then holds a handle to be towed across the water while riding sideways.
  • Wakeskating, a sport where the rider stands on a board and is towed across the water performing maneuvers similar to those seen in skateboarding.
  • Wakesurfing, a sport where the individual surfs on the wake created by a boat without holding onto the handle.
  • Water skiing, a sport where an individual holds onto a rope and handle while being towed across the water while riding one or two water skis.
  • White water rafting, rafting on various classes of river rapids
  • Windsurfing, a wind propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing.
  • Windfoiling, the hydrofoiling variant of windsurfing. It uses a hydrofoil that lifts the board above the water.
  • Wing foiling, a sport where an individual holds a lightweight wing on a surf board with a hydrofoil.
  • Yachting, the use of recreational boats and ships called yachts, for racing or cruising

In the water edit

  • Aquajogging, is a cross-training and rehabilitation method using low-impact resistance training. It is a way to train without impacting joints. Participants wear a flotation device and move in a running motion in the deep end of a pool. Aside from a pool, the equipment can include a flotation belt and weights.
  • Artistic or synchronized swimming consists of swimmers performing a synchronized routine of elaborate moves in the water, accompanied by music.
  • Diving, the sport of jumping off springboards or platforms into water
  • Finswimming is a sport similar to traditional swimming using fins, monofin, snorkel, and other specific devices
  • Modern pentathlon includes épée fencing, pistol shooting, swimming, a show jumping course on horseback, and cross country running
  • Rescue swimming is swimming to rescue other swimmers
  • Swimming, including pool swimming and open water swimming
  • Synchronized diving, Two divers form a team and perform dives simultaneously. The dives are identical.
  • Triathlon, a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events, usually a combination of swimming, cycling, and running
  • Water aerobics is aerobics in the water.
  • Water basketball, mixes the rules of basketball and water polo, played in a swimming pool. Teams of five players must shoot at the goal with a ball within a specific time after gaining possession.
  • Water polo is a sport of two teams played in the water with a ball.
  • Water volleyball

Under water edit

Recreational diving edit

Main article: Recreational diving

Underwater sports edit

Main article: Underwater sports

See also edit

References edit

     
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Water sports redirects here For sexual activity involving urination see urolagnia This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Water sports or aquatic sports are sport activities conducted on waterbodies and can be categorized according to the degree of immersion by the participants A variety of water sports From top left diving surfing water polo synchronized swimming swimming rowing yacht racing dragon boat racing kayaking Contents 1 On the water 2 In the water 3 Under water 3 1 Recreational diving 3 2 Underwater sports 4 See also 5 ReferencesOn the water editFor a more comprehensive list see List of surface water sports Boat racing the use of powerboats to participate in races Boating the use of boats for personal recreation Cable skiing similar to wake boarding but with cables for artificial maneuvering Canoe polo combines boating and ball handling skills with a contact team game where tactics and positional play are as important as the speed and fitness of the individual athletes Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single bladed paddle Most present day canoeing is done as or as a part of a sport or recreational activity Dragon boat racing teams of 20 paddlers racing the ancient dragon boat Fishing the recreation and sport of catching fish Flyboard a brand of hydroflighting device which supplies propulsion to drive the Flyboard into the air to perform a sport known as hydroflying Jet Skiing performed with a recreational watercraft that the rider sits or stands on rather than sits inside of as in a boat Kayaking the use of a kayak for moving across water Kiteboating the act of using a kite rig as a power source to propel a boat Kneeboarding an aquatic sport where the participant is towed on a buoyant convex and hydrodynamically shaped board at a planing speed most often behind a motorboat Paddleboarding where a person uses a large surfboard and paddle to surf on flat water or waves Parasailing where a person is towed behind a vehicle usually a boat while attached to a parachute Picigin a traditional Croatian ball game that is played on the beach It is an amateur sport played in shallow water consisting of players keeping a small ball from touching the water Rafting recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water River trekking a combination of trekking and climbing and sometimes swimming along the river Rowing a sport that involves propelling a boat racing shell on water using oars Sailing the practice of navigating a sail powered craft on water ice or land Sit down hydrofoiling is riding on the water with a hydrofoil attached to a ski Skimboarding a sport where people use a wooden board to slide fast on water Stone skipping a sport where people compete for number of times and length that they can skip a stone on the water s surface Surfing a sport where an individual uses a board to stand up and ride on the face of a wave Wakeboarding a sport where an individual is attached to a board via bindings and then holds a handle to be towed across the water while riding sideways Wakeskating a sport where the rider stands on a board and is towed across the water performing maneuvers similar to those seen in skateboarding Wakesurfing a sport where the individual surfs on the wake created by a boat without holding onto the handle Water skiing a sport where an individual holds onto a rope and handle while being towed across the water while riding one or two water skis White water rafting rafting on various classes of river rapids Windsurfing a wind propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing Windfoiling the hydrofoiling variant of windsurfing It uses a hydrofoil that lifts the board above the water Wing foiling a sport where an individual holds a lightweight wing on a surf board with a hydrofoil Yachting the use of recreational boats and ships called yachts for racing or cruisingIn the water editAquajogging is a cross training and rehabilitation method using low impact resistance training It is a way to train without impacting joints Participants wear a flotation device and move in a running motion in the deep end of a pool Aside from a pool the equipment can include a flotation belt and weights Artistic or synchronized swimming consists of swimmers performing a synchronized routine of elaborate moves in the water accompanied by music Diving the sport of jumping off springboards or platforms into water Finswimming is a sport similar to traditional swimming using fins monofin snorkel and other specific devices Modern pentathlon includes epee fencing pistol shooting swimming a show jumping course on horseback and cross country running Rescue swimming is swimming to rescue other swimmers Swimming including pool swimming and open water swimming Synchronized diving Two divers form a team and perform dives simultaneously The dives are identical Triathlon a multi sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events usually a combination of swimming cycling and running Water aerobics is aerobics in the water Water basketball mixes the rules of basketball and water polo played in a swimming pool Teams of five players must shoot at the goal with a ball within a specific time after gaining possession Water polo is a sport of two teams played in the water with a ball Water volleyballUnder water editRecreational diving edit Main article Recreational diving Cave diving Deep diving Freediving Ice diving Mermaiding Spearfishing Underwater archaeology particularly activity involving wreck diving Underwater photography including underwater videography is photography done under water Numerous contests worldwide are arranged every year Digital cameras have revolutionized how many divers participate Underwater videography Underwater sports edit Main article Underwater sports Aquathlon underwater wrestling Finswimming some events are practiced completely underwater Freediving Snorkeling is the practice of swimming at the surface typically of the sea being equipped with a mask fins and a short tube called a snorkel Spearfishing Sport diving sport Underwater football Underwater hockey is a game played underwater which has some similarities to hockey Two teams of players use short wooden curved sticks to move a heavy puck across the pool bottom to the opponents goal Underwater ice hockey Underwater orienteering Underwater photography sport Underwater rugby is a game played underwater which has some similarities to rugby football Two teams try to score goals by sending a slightly negatively buoyant ball into the opponents goal placed on the bottom of the pool Underwater target shootingSee also editList of beach sports 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