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Schnorcheln

Schnorcheln is a sport or discipline with its own rules, equipment, and scoring formats. At its core, the objective is safe, controlled movement at the water surface or during short dives; in competition formats, time, technique, or task completion count depending on the discipline. Participation format: Individual, group, or team depending on discipline. It is typically contested on or in Pool, lake, sea, or marked underwater course. Scoring is based on No recreational scoring; in CMAS disciplines time, distance, task, or point scoring. Core equipment includes Mask, snorkel, and fins, supplemented by exposure protection or safety buoy depending on environment. Important forms include Recreational snorkelling, Surface finswimming, Sport diving / underwater sport. Liste…

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Classification

Category Other

Family Other

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung This sport has its own rules, equipment, or flow and does not fit neatly into a large standard sport family.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want to try a specialised or unusual activity.

Cost 20-200 EUR depending on equipment and venue. 0-80 EUR per month depending on class, club, or venue. 5-50 EUR per month if a club structure exists. For rare sports, cost and availability vary strongly.

First progress Depending on sport, from immediate to several months.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

sport-specific equipment
suitable venue
instruction or experienced group
safety material depending on activity

First steps

read description and rules
look for a club/class/group
start with rental equipment
progress gradually

Start through local groups, classes, clubs, or safe recreational providers.

With unclear sources, be especially careful and do not imitate risky actions without instruction.

Weitere Angaben

Tags water, wasser, schnorcheln, other, weitere-sportart, sonstiges

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

The objective is safe, controlled movement at the water surface or during short dives; in competition formats, time, technique, or task completion count depending on the discipline.

Teilnehmer

Individuals, training groups, or competitors in related underwater-sport disciplines.

Teamgröße

Individual or team depending on use case and discipline.

Spielfeld

Pool, lake, sea, or marked underwater/surface course.

Dauer

Duration follows training, safety requirements, or the competition discipline.

Wertung

Recreational snorkelling has no standard score; CMAS competition forms use time, distance, tasks, or points.

Gewinnbedingung

In competition, the relevant CMAS discipline decides; recreational use has no winner.

Ausrüstung

mask
snorkel
fins
optional suit/buoy
safety equipment

Wichtige Regelpunkte

safety breach
equipment breach
course/start fault
improper snorkel use

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS)

Wikipedia DE Wikipedia DE · reference · medium
CMAS Snorkel CMAS · official · high
CMAS Finswimming regulations CMAS · official · high
VDST Schnorchelabzeichen VDST · federation · high
CMAS Sport Diving regulations CMAS · official · high