Aquathlon (underwater wrestling)

Aquathlon is wrestling in the water.“Aqua” means water in Latin.“Athlon” means wrestling.Aquathlon was created by Igor Ostrovsky, a coach of swimming and underwater sports.Aquathlon includes several disciplines: Aquathlon classic style, Aquathlon free style, Aquathlon scuba style, Aquathlon combat style, and Aquathlon gymnastics. Aquathlon is sometimes referred to as scuba combat.

History

1974 – 1982 [http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1408/1418953627_2134bcd08d.jpg?v=0 Igor Ostrovsky] , a coach of swimming and underwater sports at the Moscow Technological Institute created and developed Aquathlon.1982 The first Aquathlon scuba style competition was held in Moscow, Russia.1984 The first Aquathlon club was established in Moscow, Russia.1985 The first Aquathlon classic style competition was held in Moscow, Russia.1987 Igor Ostrovsky and his students demonstrated Aquathlon combat style in the Olympic swimming pool in Moscow, Russia.1988 The first Aquathlon free style competition was held in Moscow, Russia.1989 The Aquathlon Association was established in Moscow in order to associate all the Aquathlon clubs in the USSR.1990 Aquathlon was recognized by the USSR Underwater Sports Federation.1993 The first International Aquathlon competition was held in Moscow, Russia. 1996 The International Aquathlon Association was established.2002 The first European Aquathlon championship was held in Shokino, Russia.2007 The first World Aquathlon campionship was held in Bari, Italy.

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Aquathlon Champions1982 male Igor Ostrovsky (USSR) 1983 male Leonid Eliseev (USSR) 1984 male Igor Tachkov (USSR) 1985 male Oleg Kozlovsky (USSR) 1986 male Viktor Kisel (USSR) 1986 female Larisa Bratusheva (USSR) 1987 male Yuri Goncharov (USSR) 1987 female Ludmila Efimova (USSR) 1988 male Yuri Goncharov (USSR) 1988 female Svetlana Nechta (USSR) 1989 male Andrey Fadeev (USSR) 1989 female Svetlana Nechta (USSR) 1990 male Dmitry Shuchkov (USSR) 1990 female Irina Zigalova (USSR) 1991 male Andrey Fadeev (USSR) 1991 female Larisa Rusakova (USSR) 1992 male Sergey Ataulin (RUS) 1992 female Olga Trofimova (RUS) 1993 male Dmitry Dobruzky (RUS) 1993 female Olga Trofimova (RUS) 1994 male Dmitry Dobruzky (RUS) 1994 female Olga Trofimova (RUS) 1995 male Dmitry Dobruzky (RUS) 1995 female Olga Trofimova (RUS) 1996 male Atrem Trepetov (RUS) 1996 female Svetlana Varacha (RUS) 1997 male Kostantin Bekauri (RUS) 1997 female Olga Trofimova (RUS) 1998 male Andrey Proskurin (RUS) 1998 female Olga Trofimova (RUS) 1999 male Andrey Proskurin (RUS) 1999 female Nadejda Konovalova (RUS) 2000 male Sergey Ataulin (RUS) 2000 female Nadejda Konovalova (RUS) 2001 male Andrey Proskurin (RUS) 2001 female Polina Tagashkina (RUS) 2002 male Yuri Goncharov (RUS) 2002 female Nadejda Konovalova (RUS) 2003 male Sergey Mironov (RUS) 2003 female Ksenia Safronova (RUS) 2004 male Oleg Falaleev (MOLD) 2004 femle Lubov Fedorova (RUS) 2005 male Andrey Proskurin (RUS) 2005 female Olga Trofimova (RUS) 2006 male Andrey Prosurin (RUS) 2006 female Polina Tsap (ISR) 2007 male Oleg Nevencheny (UKR) 2007 male Andrey Proskurin (RUS) 2007 female Jana Zubkova (RUS) 2007 female Nadejda Konovalova (RUS)

tatutes of the International Aquathlon Academy

1. The International Aquathlon Academy referred to herein as the IAA shall be a non-political international organization.2. The main objectives of the IAA shall be:- to give assistance to the International Aquathlon Association and the Aquathlon Commission of CMAS to develop Aquathlon globally and to formulate and update International Aquathlon rules and competition regulations. - to educate and train Aquathlon wrestlers, Aquathlon instructors, coaches and referees- to organize and hold courses, international seminars and training camps3. The IAA shall create its own branches.4. The IAA incomes shall come from payments for studying on courses and at seminars, and for participation in training camps; donations from sponsors; rights from TV broadcasts of official IAA events; from license fees from branches and from other sources.

External links

* [http://www.aquathlon-int.org International Aquathlon Association]