Many sports are played in water.
The following is a list of water sports, divided by category. This list is not complete. Some of the sports include only one part
to swimming, as for example Triathlon.
Near the water (20)
- Boating - The use of boats
- Bodyboarding - Similar to surfing, but the board is smaller and the person lies down on the board
- Canoeing
- Canoe Polo - Polo using a canoe
- Dragon Boat Racing - A team paddling sport on water
- Fishing - The recreation and sport of catching fish
- Hydroplane racing
- Jet sprint boat racing
- Kayaking
- Kite surfing - on flat water using a kite for propulsion
- Motor boating
- Offshore powerboat racing
- Parasailing - A person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a parachute
- Rowing - Propels a boat by means of oars
- Sailing - Using the wind for propulsion
- Surfing - The sport or pastime of riding a wave towards the shore while standing or lying on a surfboard.
- Wakeboarding - Similar to water skiing, but using only one board attached to the feet
- Wake skating - Similar to wakeboarding, but the board is NOT attached to the feet
- Water skiing - Using skis to slide over the water while being pulled by a boat or other device
- Wind surfing - On flat water using wind for propulsion in combination with sails
Overall, there are a total of 39 water sports.