Scuba Diving, Sport or Hobby?

[Alessandro Calello]

Hello everyone,

As the title say, I was wondering why is Scuba Diving considered an extreme "Sport"? in my opinion it's many things, but it's definitely not a Sport, sport it's something where you can win alone or in a team something, in diving there is nothing to win, no races, no tournaments, no championships, nothing...

Can please someone explain this to me, or you can all tell me your opinion about it...

Thanks!

 

[Marie13]

Maybe "passion" would be a more accurate way of describing it.

 

[Bennno]

It's a sport and a hobby. It's not an extreme sport though.

but it's definitely not a Sport, sport it's something where you can win alone or in a team something, in diving there is nothing to win, no races, no tournaments, no championships, nothing...

You can't win in climbing either but that too is a sport.

 

[grf88]

Recreational activity

 

[_Ralph]

If you come back up, you win right?


_R

 

[chrisch]

Pastime.

 

[chrisch]

You can't win in climbing either but that too is a sport.

IFSC Climbing World Championships - Wikipedia

 

[RyanT]

If it's a sport, does that means we're athletes?

 

[Bennno]

IFSC Climbing World Championships - Wikipedia

True, but usually people don't go out on the weekend to climb competitively.

 

[doctormike]

Hey, look at this: Sport diving (sport) - Wikipedia