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Era of Origin

1908 1

Defining Characteristic

World Aquatics currently governs competition in six disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming, water polo, and open water swimming. 1

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Competition Category

Competition

FAQs

Why are rowers not classified under this Aquatic Sports category?

Rowers compete from a boat rather than with their own body in the water, so they sit under Water and Boat Sports instead.

This Aquatic Sports subcategory groups athletes whose competitive careers are built in or on water, covering swimmers, water polo players and divers under the same World Aquatics discipline family. Rowers and sailors compete from a boat rather than with their own body in the water, so they are grouped instead under Water and Boat Sports.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: World Aquatics

Wikipedia

Founding and early years (1896-1945) section
On 19 July 1908, delegates from eight national federations-Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary and Sweden-met for around four-and-a-half hours at the Manchester Hotel in London and agreed to form a "world-wide swimming association".
World Aquatics, Name and disciplines section
World Aquatics currently governs competition in six disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming, water polo, and open water swimming.

Amy Van Dyken

Claudia Poll

David Popovici

Dawn Fraser

Debbie Meyer

Dezso Gyarmati

Don Schollander

Duke Kahanamoku

Federica Pellegrini

Franziska van Almsick

Greg Louganis

Ian Thorpe

Karoly Guttler

Katie Ledecky

Kelly Slater

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Kristin Otto

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Leon Marchand

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Mark Spitz

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Michael Phelps

Natalia Ishchenko

Pat McCormick

Petra Schneider

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Ryan Lochte

Sun Yang

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Tony Azevedo

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Ulrike Tauber

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Why are rowers not classified under this Aquatic Sports category?