The sport that involes water is called water sport. Water sport is divided into different three categories first is the sports in the water, sports under the water and sports on the water. these categories are based on the relation of the sport to the water. One example of water sport is swimming.
sports in the water
There are different sports that are played in the water like swimming, triathlon, Modern Pentathlon, waterbasketball etc.
Swimming is the movement through water of humans, animals and other creatures, without artificial assistance.Swimming was part of the first modern 1896 Summer Olympics games in Athens. A triathlon is an athletic event consisting of swimming, cycling and running over various distances.The modern pentathlon is a sports contest consisting of five events, hence the name pentathlon. The events are épée fencing, pistol shooting, 200 m freestyle swimming, a show jumping course on horseback, and a cross-country run. The epithet modern is important to discern it from the ancient athletics pentathlon – none of the events of modern penthatlon were part of the ancient Olympics.
Sports under the Water
sports that are played under the water like Scuba diving, Free-diving, Apnea etc. Scuba diving is swimming underwater while using self-contained breathing equipment.Scuba divers exploring fish and coral.Free-diving is any of various aquatic activities that share the practice of breath-hold underwater diving. Examples include breathhold spearfishing, freedive photography, apnea competitions and, to a degree, snorkeling.
sports on the water
sports that are played under the water like skurfing, Barefoot water skiing, Boating. In this instance skurfing is used to describe a popular surface watersport in which the participant is towed on a surfboard, behind a boat, with a ski rope.Barefoot skiing is water skiing behind a motorboat without the use of skis, commonly referred to as "barefooting".A boat is a watercraft designed to float on, and provide transport over, water. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas.