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Underwater Wrestling

Underwater wrestling, also called aquathlon in the CMAS underwater-sport context, is a short underwater bout. Two athletes wearing masks and fins try to remove a ribbon from the opponent's ankle band in a pool; it is not mat wrestling.

LevelVariant FamilyCombat Sports CategoryWater sport

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Classification

Category Water sport

Family Combat Sports

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung A regulated underwater pool bout in which ankle ribbons are the target.

Geeignet für Suitable only for confident swimmers with underwater experience training in a supervised club context.

Cost reasonable only through an underwater-sport/club context; no DIY recommendation. strongly dependent on pool access and qualified supervision. club, pool time, mask, fins and safety supervision.

First progress Meaningful only after secure water confidence and rule/safety instruction.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

supervised pool
mask
fins
cap/ribbons under rules
partner and safety briefing

First steps

find a CMAS/underwater-sport club
confirm swimming and apnea safety
read rules and safety briefing
practice only under supervision

Underwater-sport club, CMAS-adjacent club or pool training with qualified supervision.

Never do it alone or improvised; underwater bouts require pool supervision, clear signals and medically/safety-suitable participants.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Aquathlon underwater wrestling, Aquathlon Underwater Wrestling

Tags underwater-wrestling, water-sport, kampfsport-familie, wassersport, unterwasser-ringen, aquathlon-underwater-wrestling

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Remove an opponent's ribbon underwater and win rounds under the rulebook.

Teilnehmer

Two athletes per bout.

Teamgröße

1 vs 1.

Spielfeld

Pool bout area under CMAS rules.

Dauer

Short rounds under CMAS rules.

Wertung

Round wins/points by ribbon removal and rule decision.

Gewinnbedingung

Victory by round/point result under the rulebook.

Ausrüstung

mask
fins
cap
ankle bands/ribbons
pool safety setup

Wichtige Regelpunkte

unsafe or illegal holds
start violation
leaving/interrupting contrary to rules
ignoring safety signals

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

United World Wrestling (UWW)

CMAS Aquathlon Rules 2023/01 CMAS · rulebook · high
Aquathlon underwater wrestling Topend Sports · sport-guide · medium
Aquathlon (underwater wrestling) Wikipedia · reference · medium