Water Sports

Canoeing has been part of the Olympic programme since the 1936 Berlin Games (canoe sprint) and the 1972 Munich Games (canoe slalom). The International Canoe Federation (ICF), founded in 1924, governs all forms of competitive paddling worldwide under the ICF Canoe Sprint Competition Rules, the ICF...

The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series is the world's premier high-platform diving competition, contested annually since 2009 at iconic natural and architectural locations: Mostar (Bosnia), Polignano a Mare (Italy), Sisikon (Switzerland), Krabi (Thailand), Boston (USA), and others. Athletes execu...

Diving has been a continuous Olympic sport since the 1904 St. Louis Games (men's platform) and the 1912 Stockholm Games (women). Originally part of gymnastics-related aquatic events, competitive diving evolved into a standalone discipline governed by World Aquatics (formerly FINA, rebranded in 20...

NCAA Diving is the collegiate variant of competitive diving for NCAA Division I, II, and III institutions across both men's and women's brackets. Contested alongside NCAA Swimming at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship in March each year. NCAA Diving uses the World Aquatics technical baseli...

Open Water Swimming is the discipline of competitive long-distance swimming in natural bodies of water — oceans, lakes, rivers, reservoirs — governed internationally by World Aquatics (renamed from FINA in January 2023). The Olympic marathon swim (10 km) was added to the program at Beijing 2008. ...

Rowing has been an Olympic sport since the 1900 Paris Games (men) and 1976 Montreal Games (women). World Rowing, founded in 1892 as FISA (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron), is the oldest international sporting federation and governs the sport under the World Rowing Rules of Racing....

NCAA Rowing is the collegiate variant of women's rowing contested by NCAA Division I, II, and III institutions in the spring semester. NCAA Women's Rowing is the NCAA-sanctioned discipline (men's collegiate rowing is contested outside the NCAA framework via the IRA — Intercollegiate Rowing Associ...

Sailing has been an Olympic sport since the 1900 Paris Games (it was scheduled for 1896 but cancelled due to weather). World Sailing, founded in 1907 as IYRU and later known as ISAF, governs the sport under the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). The RRS is updated on a four-year cycle aligned with th...

Surfing is the art and athletic discipline of riding ocean waves on a surfboard. Competitive surfing evaluates a surfer's ability to select quality waves, execute maneuvers with speed, power, and flow, and demonstrate progressive skill in variable ocean conditions. The Olympic discipline is short...

NCAA Water Polo is the collegiate variant of water polo. NCAA Men's Water Polo is contested in the fall semester (D1+D2+D3 + Eastern Athletic Association); NCAA Women's Water Polo is contested in the spring semester. The Men's NCAA Championship is the National Collegiate Men's Water Polo Champion...

Water polo is one of the oldest Olympic team sports, with men's competition debuting at the 1900 Paris Games and women's added at the 2000 Sydney Games. Governed by World Aquatics (formerly FINA) under the World Aquatics Water Polo Rules (WP 1–WP 22), the sport is played between two teams of seve...