Diving
IN THE UNDERWATER KINGDOM
THEY ALSO LIKE RUGBY AND HOCKEY
Underwater swimming, now commonly referred to as "diving", is experiencing a veritable boom in Russia. The dive industry is on the upgrade, specialized glossy magazines tell us fascinating stories about mysteries of the underwater world, the number of diving enthusiasts and various clubs is growing. In this context the foundation of the Russian Underwater Federation (RUF) early this year looks quite legitimate and natural. Having spread its wings, the new public organization held an official presentation this summer and signed a treaty of cooperation with the All-Russia Swimming Federation.
As RUF President Anna
Arzhanova sees it, the organization’s top priority tasks include the
development of material and technical facilities in this kind of sport, the
creation of adequate conditions for young divers’ training, and successful
performances by the country’s national team at major international
competitions. In her opinion, the fact that RUF has been officially recognized
by the World Underwater Federation and is a corporate member of the latter’s
sports, scientific and technical committees with the vote is very important and
gratifying.
At the presentation ceremony it was
pointed out that one of the attractive sides of the underwater sport is the
variety of its disciplines: swimming with flippers, orienteering, sports
shooting, hunting, free diving, aquathlon, rugby, hockey, photographing.