Olympic programme status records whether a sport is actually part of the Olympic Games. Wikipedia notes the men's football World Cup is "the most-viewed sporting event in the world, surpassing the Olympic Games," a comparison that only makes sense because football itself is contested at the Olympics too. This dimension separates sports on the Olympic programme from those that have never been included.
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Era of Origin Defining CharacteristicWorld Aquatics currently governs competition in six disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming, water polo, and open water swimming. 1 Olympic Programme Status
Sources
1. Wikipedia: World Aquatics
WikipediaWorld Aquatics, 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why are rowing and sailing not classified under Aquatic Sports?
Rowing and sailing sit under Water and Boat Sports because a boat, not the athlete's body, provides propulsion there.
Aquatic Sports in this atlas covers sports contested in or on water where the athlete's own body is the means of propulsion, such as swimming and water polo. Rowing and sailing are grouped separately under Water and Boat Sports because in those sports a boat or craft, not the athlete's own body, provides propulsion.