The year 2008 will be known by the future generations of divers simply as "The Breakthrough".
Two weeks ago World Underwater Federation (CMAS/WUF) officially ranked diving as a sport. After two years of waiting it finally paid off: first international diving championship will take place in Hurgada, Egypt, on 21st of May.
At the times of legendary Jacques-Yves Cousteau divers were known to be adventurous and romantic, they admired nature like nobody else. People would go diving in the most remote parts of the world, to be closer to nature, to see the beauty of Underwater with their own eyes. But more than forty years had passed since then, now everything has changed – no adventures, no creativity and no imagination – just pure skill. During the competition contestants would have to swim through hoops and tubes, breathe in pairs from one oxygen cylinder and be able to swim under water without a mask. Of course, it doesn't seem like something fun or beautiful anymore - jumping through hoops under the water, wearing something which strongly reminds of a fat suit, with two iron cylinders attached to the back, without the mask and almost completely out of air.
World Underwater Federation is consisted from one hundred and seventeen countries. All of them are expressing their happiness and pride that diving finally joined the rest of the sports games. I feel like I am the only one here forming the opposition..
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