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Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS; known in English as the World Underwater Federation) is an international federation that represents underwater activities in underwater sport and underwater sciences, and oversees an international system of recreational snorkel and scuba diver training and recognition.
There were two additional unusual swimming events (although common at the time): an obstacle swimming course in the Seine river (swimming with the current), and an underwater swimming race. The 4000 m freestyle was won by John Arthur Jarvis in under one hour, the longest Olympic swimming race until the 10k marathon swim was introduced in 2008.
After World War II, there was a large increase in underwater sports in Spain, including scuba diving and spear fishing.In response, The National Office of Physical Education and Sports (the official body governing sports in Spain at that time) ordered the creation of "The Underwater Activities Committee" in 1947.
From left, Elexida Hernandez, with her daughter, Melissa Rosario and grandson Aaron Rosario, participate in the World's Largest Swimming Lesson at Splashdown Beach in Fishkill on June 20, 2024.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends swimming lessons for children from 1–4, along with other precautionary measures to prevent drowning. [4] In 2010, the American Academy of Pediatrics reversed its previous position in which it had disapproved of lessons before age 4, indicating that the evidence no longer supported an advisory against early swimming lessons.
NOB - Nederlandse Onderwatersport Bond – Dutch governing body for underwater sports (Dutch Underwater Federation) CMAS code NED/F00 [2] [5] NUWF - Namibia Underwater Federation CMAS code NAM/F00 [2] PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors – Recreational diver training and certification agency EUF CB 2004001 [7] [8] [18]
On Thursday people around the world were scheduled to splash into pools for the 15th edition of the World’s Largest Swim Lesson. This included a host of pools in the Fort Worth area.
Finswimming is an underwater sport consisting of four techniques involving swimming with the use of fins either on the water's surface using a snorkel using either monofins or bifins (i.e. one fin for each foot) or underwater with monofin either by holding one's breathe or underwater using open circuit scuba diving equipment.