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Spectrum Chart - 318 : Water Sports
1. Swimming – Swimming is the movement
of the body through water using arms and legs. Most of the time
equipment is not used. People swim for exercise, fun and they can
swim competitively. Competitive swimming is one of the most popular
Olympic sports, with events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke,
freestyle and individual medley.
2. Surfing – Surfing is a surface water
sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the
forward or deep face of a moving wave, which is usually carrying the
surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily
found in the ocean. The surfer uses his surfboard to catch a wave and
ride in towards the shore. Surfing is popular in Australia, the US
and Northern Europe.
3. Diving – Diving is the sport of
jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually
while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognised
sport that is part of the Olympic Games. Competitors possess many of
the same characteristics as gymnasts and dancers, including strength,
flexibility, kin-aesthetic judgement and air awareness.
4. Water Skiing – Water skiing is a
surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or
a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface
on two skis or one ski. The sport requires sufficient area on a
smooth stretch of water. There are many options for recreational or
competitive water skiers. These include speed skiing, trick skiing,
show skiing, slaloming, jumping and barefoot skiing.
5. Wind Sailing – Wind sailing refers to
using sailboats for sporting purposes. It can be recreational or
competitive. A sailing competition is known as a regatta, usually
consists of multiple individual races, where the boat that performs
best in each race is the overall winner.
6. Water Polo - Water polo is a sport
played in water with a ball. It has similarities to basketball and
soccer, although players are in the pool. Players try to get the ball
into the goal more times than the opposing team. The game consists of
swimming using a special form of treading water known as the egg beater
kick, throwing, catching and shooting the ball. All throwing and
catching must be done using a single hand. Each team consists of 6
field players and a goalkeeper.
7. Synchronised Swimming - Synchronised
swimming is a hybrid form of swimming, dance and gymnastics,
consisting of swimmers performing a synchronised routine of elaborate
moves in the water, accompanied by music. Athletes can perform solos
and compete in most other competitions. Synchronised swimming demands
advanced water skills, and requires great strength, endurance,
flexibility, grace, artistry and precise timing, as well as
exceptional breath control when upside down underwater.
8. Parasailing - Parasailing is a
recreational kiting activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle
usually a boat, while attached to a specially designed canopy wing
that reminds one of a parachute, known as a parasail wing. People
parasail for the thrill and also to get a good, high view of the
scenery around them.
9. Jet Skiing – Jet Ski a water scooter,
is a recreational watercraft that the rider sits or stands on, rather
than inside of, as in a boat. They have two style categories. The
first and most popular being a "sit down", where the rider
uses the watercraft mainly sitting down and typically holds two or
more people. The second style is a "stand up", where the
rider uses the watercraft standing up. The stand up styles are built
for one rider and is used more for doing tricks, racing and are used
in competitions.
10. Scuba Diving - Scuba Diving is a sport
where people can swim underwater for a long time, using a tank filled
with compressed air. The tank is a large metal cylinder made of steel
or aluminium. A scuba diver primarily moves underwater by using fins
attached to the feet. The word Scuba is an acronym from
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
11. River Rafting – Rafting and white
water rafting are recreational outdoor activities which use an
inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water. This is
often done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water and
generally represents a new and challenging environment for
participants. It is considered an extreme sport and can be fatal.
12. Kayaking – Kayaking is the use of a
kayak for moving across water. A kayak is a low-to-the-water,
canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs in
front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull front-to-back on one side
and then the other in rotation.
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