Scuba diving
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Scuba diving is an underwater diving mode where divers use breathing equipment completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a limited but variable endurance. The word sc
Recreational scuba diver
The undersea kelp forest of Anacapa Island off of the coast of Oxnard, California
Diver looking at a shipwreck in the Caribbean Sea
Sidemount diver pushing a cylinder in front
Freediving
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Freediving, free-diving, free diving, or breath-hold diving is a mode of underwater diving that relies on breath-holding until resurfacing rather than the use of breathing apparatus such as scuba gear
Scuba diving
…divers carry their source of breathing gas, affording them greater independence and movement than surface-supplied divers, and more time underwater than freedivers. Although compressed air is commonly used, other gas blends are also employed. Open-circuit scuba systems discharge the breathing gas into the environment…
9th century illustration of a pearl diver
A member of the Japanese team is thrown up in the air by other members under the water during the team's free routine at the 2013 French Open.
Two players compete for the puck in underwater hockey.
US Navy Students playing underwater football