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• Aquatics, also known as water sports, are forms of recreational activity that usually require physical engagement done for enjoyment and fun
• Water sports are popular recreational activities that can include swimming, surfing, synchronized swimming, water polo, dragon boat racing, snorkeling, scuba diving, free diving, and canoeing
• Individual Water Sports:

  • Swimming: A popular water sport worldwide that can increase muscle tone and strength without stressing the joints
  • Surfing: A surface water sport where the surfer rides on the forward or deep face of a moving wave
• Team Water Sports:

  • Synchronized Swimming: Combines swimming, dance, and gymnastics with synchronized moves in the water accompanied by music
  • Water Polo: Played by teams of seven with a buoyant ball, similar to soccer in the water
  • Dragon Boat Racing: Participants row a dragon boat, a wooden watercraft shaped and decorated in a Chinese dragon design
• Recreational Water Sports:

  • Snorkeling: Involves swimming on the surface or through waters with diving masks, a snorkel, and fins to observe underwater flora and fauna
  • Scuba Diving: For exploring underwater and breathing while swimming deep into the sea
  • Free Diving: Involves holding your breath for as long as you can until returning to the surface
  • Canoeing: Can be done individually or with a group in various water bodies, offering relaxation or adventure depending on the location
• Benefits of Playing Water Sports:

  • Exercise to keep fit
  • Socializing with friends
  • Encouraging teamwork
  • Relaxation
  • Improving physical strength
  • Boosting mood
• How does playing water sports benefit physical fitness?

  Keep you fit
• Aquatics, also known as?


  Water sports
• Involves swimming on the surface or through waters with diving masks, a snorkel, and fins to observe underwater flora and fauna?

  Snorkeling
• For exploring underwater and breathing while swimming deep into the sea?

  Scuba diving
• Involves holding your breath for as long as you can until returning to the surface?

  Free Diving
• Can be done individually or with a group in various water bodies, offering relaxation or adventure depending on the location?

  Canoeing
• Combines swimming, dance, and gymnastics with synchronized moves in the water accompanied by music?

  Synchronized Swimming
• Played by teams of seven with a buoyant ball, similar to soccer in the water?

  Water Polo
• Participants row a dragon boat, a wooden watercraft shaped and decorated in a Chinese dragon design?

  Dragon boat racing
• A popular water sport worldwide that can increase muscle tone and strength without stressing the joints?

  Swimming
• A surface water sport where the surfer rides on the forward or deep face of a moving wave?

  Surfing