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Naval Pentathlon

Naval pentathlon is a CISM naval multisport. Its five disciplines combine obstacle run, life-saving swimming, utility swimming, seamanship and cross-country; the result comes from aggregate performance.

LevelMain sport FamilyMulti Sport CategoryMultisport / naval sport

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Classification

Category Multisport / naval sport

Family Multi Sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung A CISM multisport with obstacle, swimming, seamanship and cross-country tasks.

Geeignet für Suitable for people with access to naval-sport/CISM structures and a very broad endurance, technical and safety base.

Cost Practical entry is usually tied to military or federation structures; clarify access, facilities and supervision first. Specialised obstacle, swimming, seamanship and cross-country facilities plus qualified supervision. CISM/naval-sport structure or related civilian preparation via swimming, OCR, lifesaving and cross-country. Several water components belong…

First progress Components improve separately; full competition readiness needs access and long preparation.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

CISM/federation access
obstacle course
life-saving/utility swimming facility
seamanship setup
cross-country course

First steps

check CISM/national naval-sport context
build swim and obstacle base
read seamanship rules
train disciplines separately
check event invitation

CISM/naval-sport federation, national delegation or civilian preparation via lifesaving, OCR and cross-country.

Train obstacle, water and seamanship parts only with official facility, supervision and clearance.

Weitere Angaben

Tags naval-pentathlon, multi-sport, mehrkampf-multisport, mehrkampf-marinesport, multisport-naval-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Achieve the best aggregate performance across all five CISM naval disciplines.

Teilnehmer

Individuals and national teams.

Teamgröße

Individual ranking plus team ranking by event.

Spielfeld

Obstacle, swimming, seamanship and cross-country facilities.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Points/aggregate ranking under CISM regulations.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

obstacle equipment
swim gear
lifesaving material
seamanship material
running equipment

Wichtige Regelpunkte

discipline rule breach
safety breach
equipment breach
course/time error

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Military Sports Council
International Military Sports Council (CISM)

Naval Pentathlon CISM Europe · federation · high
CISM Naval Pentathlon Regulations 2026 International Military Sports Council · rulebook · high
Naval Pentathlon Topend Sports · sport-guide · medium