Swimming Pool Information: Water 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 surf beaches
• Water basketball is a team sport played in water, similar to water polo.
• Water polo is a team 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