Triathlon, Modern Pentathlon, Water Aerobics, Other Swimming Sports
Triathlon, Modern Pentathlon, water aerobics, fin swimming, free diving, and underwater hockey all use some elements of swimming but most of them don't always use a swimming pool the way it is used in the Olympic sports, and some don't use a swimming pool for their swimmers at all.
What is watersport (or water sport)? Sports you do in the water - of course. Think of the word watersport and often swimming or boating comes to mind, but there are many, many water sports in the world of watersport. Here are a few of them.
The World Winter Swimming Championship 500-meter swimming race, in an ice-pool cut from the frozen estuary of the Oulu River in Finland - with the water at zero degrees C - was won by Lewis Gordon Pugh. Pugh is no stranger to cold water swimming.
Hobbies are common among individuals. Some people collect stamps while others prefer mountain biking. But to earn special recognition for your hobby is something that most strive for. For Navy Capt. Colin G. Chinn, director of medical services at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa and winner of an invitation to the 2002 World Aquathlon, his hobby of swimming has given him new opportunities others may only dream about.
