Is It a Sport?

[JCKCSYCMD]

While here with this thread...

> To some it is a sport
> To some it is a way to earn some cash either as pro-divers or as the frequent college extra cash instructor, etc.
> Some it is just a tool for boating.
> And for a few it is a religious obsession.

 

[MantaRey]

death by golf ball...how funny.

however I say diving is much more riskier. much more gruesome death. tiny bubbles lodged in your brain, sometimes resulting in hemorrhage. plus, the animals out there, like a stonefish, it's poison can kill an adult in about 10 minutes. (I think, it is for sure a fatal poison)

divers have to deal with many more dangerous elements. that's why we love it! heh. the ladies especially ;-) well, after you "alter" your stories a bit..."it was a school of whites and makos!" HAHA

I think it's much more than a sport, it's an adventure. like trekking, or mountain climbing.

 

[Sebastian]

That's what I LOVE about scuba diving. It's NOT competitive !!

That is what makes it so relaxing and enjoyable.

I say scuba diving is a sport regardless what everyone else might think.

You do physical activity, you socialise, teamwork, adventure, it's....PERFECT

 

[Arnaud]

I don't.

But it's definitely a great sport!

 

[mad]

I don't call it a sport because I never sweat of loose weight!! =-)

 

[WileEDiver]

What a great topic for discussion...

I once had a similar discussion with a friend on what constitutes a sport (as opposed to an activity). With no dictionary handy (and what would the fun of that discussion have been?), my friend suggested the criteria that to be a sport, "defense" must be involved. That sounded good at first, but then when I thought that according to his definition, track and field events wouldn't qualify as sports, we had to agree to disagree.

This discussion then "deteriorated" into discussions of such Olympic "sports" as figure skating (this was pre-Tonya Harding), archery, skeet shooting, and synchronized swimming. We shook our heads at synchronized swimming until we agreed that the addition of sharks to the competition just might change our minds.

 

[PhotoTJ]

It is not a sport.

It's better.

It's an adventure every time you go down.

No one ever said that about a hockey, football, soccer, or baseball game.

Tiger never gets to say "Well, I had an adventure on the 18th today."

We are not just sportspersons.

We are ADVENTURERS!

(and adventurers can kick any tennis players butt! )

 

[GQMedic]

Nah, it's an OBCESSION!

-Dennis

metaldector once bubbled...
The question is, “Is diving a sport?” On the surface most of us would say, of course it is? But I’ve been thinking a lot about this question and would welcome your opinions and thoughts.
Certainly scuba diving is an athletic outdoor activity but it doesn’t result in a competitive score. Look at other “sports”, baseball, tennis, hockey, horse racing, car racing, surfing, boxing, you name it, these sports have time limits, rules, boundaries, judges, scoring, points, goals, or objectives to overcome. Diving has no judges, no scoring, no time limits, no objectives, goals or points. Five divers, nine divers, don’t make a team to score against another team. Age is a factor in most sports as is physical conditioning; most athletes are over the hill by age 35. Diving has no upper age limits, fat people, thin people, skinny wimps or navy seals, all can dive if no medical issues prevent them from doing so. Even physically impaired divers participate in scuba. There is no field to play on, no sidelines, no goals, no balls, clubs, rackets, and all things that define sports. There is no rulebook. Yes, we have instruction manuals, videos, and sanctioning organizations but look at all the different equipment set-ups, and all the discussions on what is right or wrong, its not like the NFL with all the same helmets, jerseys, pants, and shoes. And think about the field of play: rivers, lakes, oceans, rock quarries, missile silos, mines, springs, pools, fresh water, salt water, cold water, warm water, deep water, shallow water not to forget diving under ice. “I’m a diver!”, someone will say, even if they only dive occasionally. No one says, “I play diving.” But people in sports always say, “I play baseball, (golf, football, soccer, etc.) even fishing has competitions but not diving. Where is the Superbowl of diving? Where is the National Scuba Diving Championship? So the question remains. Is diving a sport?

 

[plsdiver4377]

mad once bubbled...
I don't call it a sport because I never sweat of loose weight!! =-)

Please say your kidding...... Come dive in our local pond sometime in late summer. Air temp=95, water surface temp=70=5mil suit+hike to the water= sweating your a** off till you get in the water. Oh how that water feels good when you get there.:mean:

 

[O-ring]

Some people train hard for diving (physical fitness as well as practice, practice, practice) and some people do it a few times a year as an afterthought on a vacation. IMHO, one is a sport and the other is underwater tourism.