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Underwater diving

Practice of descending below the water's surface to interact with the environment

—country of origin
—first recorded
—not on the Olympic programme
9disciplines & variants
—international bodies

Underwater diving is a sport. Wikidata lists 9 disciplines or variants under it.

PractitionersDiver, Diving instructor
Image: Parutakupiu · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Underwater diving
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Disciplines and variants

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Scuba divingUnderwater diving where the diver breathes from apparatus (scuba)...SnorkelingSwimming while breathing through a snorkelUnderwater sportSporting activities conducted underwater
Altitude divingUnderwater diving at altitudes above 300m
Deep divingUnderwater diving to a depth beyond the norm accepted by the...
Ice divingDiving under ice
Open-water divingDiving in unrestricted water with free vertical access to the surface
Public safety divingUnderwater work done by law enforcement, rescue and search and...
Surface supplied divingUnderwater diving with breathing gas supplied from the surface
Multi-sport events

At other multi-sport games

GamesEditionsFirstLatestYears
European Games1201520152015