underwater diving

Subaqueous swimming activity

Underwater diving is the practice of descending beneath the surface of water, whether for work, sport, or exploration.

The term covers various methods: scuba diving with self-contained breathing apparatus, free diving on a single breath, and surface-supplied diving with air pumped from above.

She took up underwater diving to explore coral reefs.

Related

mask · rebreather · shipwrecks · apnea · coral reefs · snorkel · drysuit · underwater caves · blue hole · Jacques Cousteau · regulator · pressure gauge · scuba gear · air tank · thermal vents · weight belt · deep sea · marine biology

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medium/environment

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Recreational freefall from aircraft

parachuting · surfacing · flying · mountaineering · rock climbing

vertical direction

underwater divingascending

Moving upward

climbing · rising · surfacing · emerging · coming up for air

depth of water immersion

underwater divingfloating

Staying atop liquid

snorkeling · wading · water skiing · jet skiing · paddleboarding

Family

water, under, diving

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G