Water-sports

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(For other Sports, see also: Air-, Ball-, Fighting-, Hyppic-, Japanese-, Olympic-, Think- Sports)

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 Australian surf beaches
Water basketball is a team ball sport played in water, similar to water polo.
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
Synchronized diving
Open Water Swimming

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. 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 in UW-photography.

On the water

Skurfing is where the participant "Skurfs" behind a boat on a Surfboard.
Barefoot water skiing is waterskiing on your barefeet
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


The above explanation comes from 出典: フリー百科事典"ウィキペディア"