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Water polo is a team water sport. A team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores the most goals.

Swimming: Water polo is a team water sport requiring an ability to swim. Field players must swim end to end of a 30-meter pool non-stop many times during a game. The front crawl stroke used in water polo differs from the usual swimming style in that water polo players swim with the head out of water at all times to observe the field. Backstroke is used by defending field players to track advancing attackers and by the goalie to track the ball after passing. Water polo backstroke differs from swimming backstroke; the player sits almost upright in the water, using eggbeater leg motions with short arm strokes to the side instead of long straight arm strokes. This allows the player to see the play and quickly switch positions.

A water sport is a form of recreation where water is an essential aspect of the activity.

For a list of such sports, divided according the participants' position at, below, or above the surface of the water, see list of water sports.

Information in the following areas applies to several distinct water sports in each case:

Surface water sports
Boat building
Boat handling
Small gasoline engines
Navigation at sea
Inland-waters navigation
Physical-fitness training
Swimming technique
Swimming strokes
Sports coaching
Team-sports leadership
Rescue swimming

There are a large number of sports that involve water. The following is a List of water sports, divided by category. These categories are based on the relation of the sports to the water.