{{Short description|None}} {{Redirect|Water sports|sexual activity involving urination|urolagnia}} {{No footnotes|date=November 2019}} [[File:Water sports composite.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|A variety of water sports; from top left: [[Diving (sport)|diving]], [[surfing]], [[water polo]], [[synchronized swimming]], [[swimming]], [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]], [[yacht racing]], [[Dragon boat|dragon boat racing]], [[kayaking]].]] '''Water sports''' or '''aquatic sports''' are [[sport|sports]] activities conducted on [[waterbodies]] and can be categorized according to the degree of immersion by the participants.
== On the water == {{Main list|List of surface water sports}} * [[Boat racing]], the use of powerboats to participate in races * [[Boating]], the use of boats for personal recreation *[[Bodyboarding]] similar to surfing, it involves catching a wave aboard a floating board — only this platform is made primarily of foam. * [[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. * [[Canyoning]] is a sport that involves traveling through canyons using a variety of techniques, such as walking, scrambling, climbing, jumping, abseiling (rappelling), swimming, and rafting * [[Dragon boat racing]], teams of 20 paddlers racing the ancient dragon boat * [[Fishing]], the recreation and sport of catching fish * [[Flyboard]] is a brand of hydroflighting device that supplies propulsion to drive the Flyboard into the air to perform a sport known as hydroflying. * [[Personal watercraft|Jet Skiing]] is performed with a recreational watercraft that the rider sits or stands on, rather than sits inside of, as in a boat. * [[Kayaking]] is the use of a kayak for moving across water * [[Kiteboating]] is the act of using a kite rig as a power source to propel a boat * [[Kneeboarding]] is 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]] is 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]] is a recreational outdoor activities that 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 (sport)|Rowing]], a sport that involves propelling a boat (racing shell) on water, using oars * [[Sailing]] is the practice of navigating a sail-powered craft on water, ice, or land * [[Sit-down hydrofoil]]ing is riding on the water with a hydrofoil attached to a ski. *[[Skimboarding]] is a sport where people use a wooden board to slide fast on water. *[[Stone skipping]], is a sport where people compete for the 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]], is a wind-propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing. * [[Windfoiling]], is the hydrofoiling variant of windsurfing. It uses a hydrofoil that lifts the board above the water. * [[Wing foiling]] is a sport where an individual holds a lightweight wing on a surfboard with a [[hydrofoil]]. *[[Yachting]] is the use of recreational boats and ships called yachts, for [[yacht racing|racing]] or [[Cruising (maritime)|cruising]]
== In the water == * [[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. * [[Synchronized swimming|Artistic or synchronized swimming]] consists of swimmers performing a synchronized routine of elaborate moves in the water, accompanied by music. * [[Diving (sport)|Diving]], the sport of jumping off [[springboard]]s 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 [[equestrianism|horseback]], and [[cross country running]] * [[Rescue swimming]] is swimming to rescue other swimmers * [[Swimming (sport)|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 == === Recreational diving === {{Main|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 underwater. Numerous contests worldwide are arranged every year. [[Digital camera]]s have revolutionized how many divers participate. * [[Underwater videography]]
=== Underwater sports === {{Main|Underwater sports|}} {{see|Underwater diving}} * [[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 [[hockey puck|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 shooting]]
==See also== * [[List of beach sports]] * [[Outdoor recreation]] * [[Outline of canoeing and kayaking]]
==References== {{reflist}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081113132553/http://watersports.sportsdictionary.org/ Water Sports Dictionaries] {{commons category|Water sports}}
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