Meaning & use

aquatics

noun·Everyday

Sports and activities that take place in or on water, such as swimming and diving.

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The Olympic aquatics program includes swimming, diving, water polo, and artistic swimming events.

She trains every morning at the university's aquatics center before her classes begin.

A note on using this word

Aquatics is normally treated as a singular, uncountable term for the category of sports, not a plural count noun.

Words with a similar meaning

water sports

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