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'''Aquatics''' is a term for water sports. The world organizing body for aquatics is Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)<ref>[http://www.fina.org Official FINA Website]</ref>. FINA recognizes five distinct sports; Swimming, Water Polo, Diving, Open Water Swimming, and Synchronized Swimming. | '''Aquatics''' is a term for water sports. The world organizing body for aquatics is Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)<ref>[http://www.fina.org Official FINA Website]</ref>. FINA recognizes five distinct sports; Swimming, Water Polo, Diving, Open Water Swimming, and Synchronized Swimming. | ||
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Revision as of 18:25, 24 September 2007
Aquatics is a term for water sports. The world organizing body for aquatics is Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)[1]. FINA recognizes five distinct sports; Swimming, Water Polo, Diving, Open Water Swimming, and Synchronized Swimming.
Sports
Swimming
Swimming competition consists of swimmers racing against one another over measured distances in a swimming pool. The four major strokes used in swimming competitions are backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle (front crawl). See the separate article Competitive Swimming for more detail.
Water polo
Water polo is a ball game played in a swimming pool. See the separate article Water polo for more detail.