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'''Aquatics''' is a term for water sports. The world organizing body for aquatics is Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)<ref>[http://www.fina.org Official FINA Website]</ref> | '''Aquatics''' is a term for water sports. The world organizing body for aquatics is Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). FINA recognizes five distinct sports: [[swimming]], [[water polo]], [[diving]], [[open water swimming]] and [[synchronized swimming]].<ref>[http://www.fina.org Official FINA Website]</ref> | ||
==Sports== | ==Sports== | ||
===Swimming=== | ===Swimming=== | ||
Swimming competition consists of swimmers racing against one another over measured distances in a swimming pool. The four major strokes used in swimming competitions are backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle (front crawl) | Swimming competition consists of swimmers racing against one another over measured distances in a swimming pool. The four major strokes used in swimming competitions are backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle (front crawl). | ||
===Water polo=== | ===Water polo=== | ||
Water polo is a ball game played in a swimming pool | Water polo is a ball game played in a swimming pool. | ||
===Diving=== | ===Diving=== | ||
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===Open Water=== | ===Open Water=== | ||
===Synchonized Swimming=== | ===Synchonized Swimming=== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<References/> | <References/> | ||
Revision as of 09:21, 6 March 2010
Aquatics is a term for water sports. The world organizing body for aquatics is Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). FINA recognizes five distinct sports: swimming, water polo, diving, open water swimming and synchronized swimming.[1]
Sports
Swimming
Swimming competition consists of swimmers racing against one another over measured distances in a swimming pool. The four major strokes used in swimming competitions are backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle (front crawl).
Water polo
Water polo is a ball game played in a swimming pool.
Diving
Diving is a judged sport in which competitors enter a body of water (usually a man made pool) from a height.
Divers can compete in 5 different events.
1 meter springboard
3 meter springboard
10 meter platform
3 meter springboard synchronized
10 meter platform synchronized