aquatics

/əˈkwɑɾɪks/

/əˈkwɒtɪks/

Aquatics is a term describing sports and activities done in water. Lovers of sports and water will be delighted to find out that aquatics exists.

You might spot that aquatics contains the word aqua, Latin for "water," and that's a strong clue to its meaning. From water polo to boating to swimming, aquatics covers pretty much anything that involves a pool or body of water and some body movement. (Whether sunbathing on a floatie in the pool counts as aquatics is still under debate, but we vote that it should be an Olympic sport.)

Definitions of aquatics

1. noun

   sports that involve bodies of water
   synonyms: water sport

   types:

   swim, swimming

   the act of swimming

   surfboarding, surfing, surfriding

   the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave

   water-skiing

   skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat

   bathe

   the act of swimming

   skinny-dip

   a naked swim

   dip, plunge

   a brief swim in water

   dive, diving

   a headlong plunge into water

   floating, natation

   the act of someone who floats on the water

   skin diving, skin-dive

   underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel

   type of:

   athletics, sport

   an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition