Underwater Sports

Underwater Sports is a collective term for sports that take place entirely or predominantly below the water’s surface. They combine athletic performance with breath control, orientation and technical skill. Athletes compete in a unique environment that requires high levels of concentration and precision. Underwater Sports stand for innovation, versatility and an extraordinary sporting experience beyond traditional competition formats. 

Finswimming is the fastest of all swimming sports, and accordingly spectacular. It is swimming with a monofin or with two (bi-)fins, either on the surface using a snorkel or underwater by holding one's breath. There are 3 categories of Finswimming events in The World Games: Apnoea, Surface and Bi-fins.

Freediving will be contested in the category Dynamic Apnoea, where athletes swim their maximum horizontal distance, underwater whilst holding their breath, using any swimming technique. There are two classes, for both men and women: with no swimming aids, and with either monfin or bi-fins.