| Highest governing body | CMAS |
|---|---|
| First played | Zaragoza, Spain, 2000. |
| Registered players | 64 (international)(2011) |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | no (except sharing air) |
| Team members | individual and teams of 2 and 4 |
| Mixed-sex | yes |
| Type | Aquatic |
| Equipment | Diving mask, fins, scuba set |
| Venue | Swimming pool |
Sport diving is an underwater sport that uses recreational open circuit scuba diving equipment and consists of a set of individual and team events conducted in a swimming pool that test the competitors' competency in recreational scuba diving techniques. The sport was developed in Spain during the late 1990s and is currently played mainly in Europe.[1] It is known as Plongée Sportive en Piscine in French and as Buceo De Competición in Spanish.