Spearfishing
Freediving sport of hunting fish with a spear on a single breath — competition disciplines rank catch weight and variety.
👥1 per team🌤outdoor
What is Spearfishing?
Spearfishing is one of the oldest fishing methods and a modern competitive underwater sport. Divers descend on a single breath (no scuba) to select and spear fish with a hand spear or speargun. CMAS-sanctioned competition (blue-water, coastal, indoor) ranks divers by total catch weight and species variety collected within a set time.
Quick facts
Category
Aquatic Sports
Type
Individual
Players
1 per team
Where played
outdoor
Country of origin
🇬🇷 Greece
Estimated origin
Ancient Mediterranean; modern competitive sport codified in 20th-century Italy and France
Olympic
No
Popularity
major
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified