Scuba Diving
Underwater exploration using a self-contained air supply — recreational, technical, cave and wreck disciplines.
👥1 per team🌤outdoor
What is Scuba Diving?
Scuba (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) diving became a recreational sport after Jacques Cousteau and Émile Gagnan invented the Aqua-Lung in 1943. Disciplines include recreational reef diving, technical mixed-gas diving to great depth, cave diving, wreck diving and ice diving. PADI, SSI and NAUI certify divers to progressive skill levels worldwide.
Quick facts
Category
Aquatic Sports
Type
Individual
Players
1 per team
Where played
outdoor
Country of origin
🇫🇷 France
Estimated origin
1943, Aqua-Lung invented by Cousteau & Gagnan, France
Olympic
No
Popularity
global
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified