The Complete Book of Water Sports |
Common terms and phrases
Amateur Athletic Union Appalachian Mountain Club aqualung aquaplane aquatic arms backstroke ball beach boat body bottom breaststroke breathing buddy buoy buoyancy butterfly stroke camera Canoe Club color comedy dives competition contestants crawl cylinders deep demand regulator depth diver end of board equipment face mask feet feetfirst entry filter fingers fins float forward foul front goal tender hands head hips hold hurdle inches jump kayak keep kick knees legs meter nose noseclip paddle players playing area pressure pull Push-off race referee ride rider roll rope rudder safety saucer scissors kick score scuba diving shallow water shore shoulders sidestroke signal skier skin diving slalom slalom ski snorkel somersault speed standing starting position straight stroke surf surface surfboard surfers swimmers swimming tagged take-off throw tion toes treading water tricks trudgen tube turn underwater photography usually water polo water skiing water sports wave