Meaning | sports that involve bodies of water. |
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Synonym | aquatics |
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Category of | backstroke | swim on one's back |
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belly-flop | dive so that one hits the water with one's belly |
breaststroke | swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg |
crawl | swim by doing the crawl |
dive | plunge / plunge into water |
fin | propel oneself through the water in a finning motion |
paddle | swim like a dog in shallow water |
Narrower | surfing, surfboarding, surfriding | The sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave |
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swimming, swim | The act of swimming |
water-skiing | skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat |
Broader | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
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Spanish | deporte acuático |
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Catalan | esport aquàtic |
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