GC6N2XV Sport Diving (Traditional Cache) in Ohio, United States created by Narwhal

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Hidden : 7/7/2016

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The Sport Diving is:

The set of individual or group competitive events, which need of a technical, tactical and specific psycho-physical conditions, based on scuba diving abilities, skills and equipment, develop in swimming pool, regulated and institutionalized within by the Underwater Activities.

International Regulations currently includes five events. The regulation contemplates three individual events and two of team.

The individual events are: Event M 300 metres, Night Diving and Emersion 6Kg. In the individual events the diver has to put into practice different dexterities like: to be thrown to the water in step of giant or turned, to swim so much in surface as immersion, free escape, to come off of the diving suit, to emerge weights, to look for objects lost in the darkness... it should also regulate the speed, the power and in some occasions to find the balance between the energy expense and the consumption of air.

The 2 Team Events are denominated: Course Obstacles (2 athletes) and the event Briefing (4 athletes). In team events the relating of the couple is important and strengthens the cooperation and the group concept. To share the second regulator, to rescue the out diver, or to communicate inside the water to carry out a common task is some of the dexterities that the Sport Diving in strengthens and it develops.

History

1998-2000. Sport Diving was born in Spain (in the city of Zaragoza) created by Marifé Abad (athlete and diving instructor). The idea came from the design of the test M 300 meters (1998) by the President of the Aragonese Federation of Underwater Activities (FARAS) diving instructor Ángel Martínez Lardiés. Other big names that are part of the first team are Eduardo Bello and Mrs. Davinia Uriel.

2000. First competition in Zaragoza (Spain).
2005. The sport was introduced in the General Assembly that the World Underwater Federation (CMAS), Seville (Spain)
2007. Demonstration Sport in Bari (Italy) in the Games of the World Underwater Activities.
2007. Meet Marife Abbot and Anna Herznova.(President of the Sports Committee in CMAS). Boards established the foundations of the new sport. Anna Herznova promotes it in CMAS.
2008. CMAS approved by the Assembly in Hurghada (Egypt) and included in their statutes.
2009. Pukhet (Thailand) First International Diving Committee chaired by Ms. Marife Abad