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[[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]] 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
* [[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.
* [[Dragon boat racing]], teams of 20 paddlers racing the ancient dragon boat
* [[Fishing]], the recreation and sport of catching fish
* [[Flyboard]], a brand of hydroflighting device which supplies propulsion to drive the Flyboard into the air to perform a sport known as hydroflying.
* [[Personal watercraft|Jet Skiing]], performed with a recreational watercraft that the rider sits or stands on, rather than sits inside of, as in a boat.
* [[Kayaking]], the use of a kayak for moving across water
* [[Kiteboating]], the act of using a kite rig as a power source to propel a boat
* [[Kneeboarding]], 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]], 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]], recreational outdoor activities which 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]], 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]], a sport where people use a wooden board to slide fast on water.
*[[Stone skipping]], a sport where people compete for 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]], a wind propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing.
* [[Wing foiling]], a sport where an individual holds a lightweight wing on a surf board with a [[hydrofoil]].
*[[Yachting]], 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 ===
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*[[Cave diving]]
*[[Deep diving]]
*[[Freediving]]
*[[Ice diving]]
*[[Mermaiding]]
*[[Spearfishing]]
*[[Underwater archaeology]], particularly activity involving [[wreck diving]]
* [[Underwater photography]], including [[underwater videography]], is [[photography]] done under water. Numerous contests worldwide are arranged every year. [[Digital camera]]s have revolutionized how many divers participate.
* [[Underwater videography]]

=== Underwater sports ===
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* [[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==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081113132553/http://watersports.sportsdictionary.org/ Water Sports Dictionaries]
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