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The World Championships of Underwater Hockey

If you've never heard of underwater hockey, it's a sport played in a swimming pool by two teams of six players who wear masks, snorkels, and fins. It began in England in 1954 and has since become a worldwide event orchestrated by the World Underwater Federation CMAS. The game's object is to use a stick (pusher) to push a puck across the bottom of the swimming pool and into the opposing team's goal.

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The game is played with a puck slightly heavier than a hockey puck, and the sticks are longer than traditional hockey sticks. Underwater hockey can be fast-paced and exciting and a great way to keep fit while having fun - win-win!