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===Diving=== | ===Diving=== | ||
Diving is a judged sport in which competitors enter a body of water (usually a man made pool) from a height. | 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: | ||
Divers can compete in 5 different events | * 1 meter springboard | ||
1 meter springboard | * 3 meter springboard | ||
3 meter springboard | * 10 meter platform | ||
10 meter platform | * 3 meter springboard synchronised | ||
3 meter springboard | * 10 meter platform synchronised | ||
10 meter platform | |||
===Open Water=== | ===Open Water=== | ||
Revision as of 09:22, 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 synchronised
- 10 meter platform synchronised