Underwater Photography World Championships Explained

The Underwater Photography World Championships is the peak international event for the underwater sport of underwater photography. The event is conducted on behalf of the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS)[1] by an affiliated national federation. The championships was first held in 1985.Two variants of the championship are offered. The first is held at an open water site and has been conducted on 16 occasions as of November 2017. Its official title often includes the world ‘sea’ in order to distinguish it from the second which is held in a swimming pool. The swimming pool variant which is concerned with a number of creative categories has held twice with a third championship scheduled for Bari, Italy during 2004 being cancelled due to low competitor registration.[2] [3]

History

YearDateChampionshipLocation event
  1. Nations
  1. Teams
1985January 1  - 21st World Championship Genoa, Italy[4] --
1987June 17  - 182nd World Championship Costa Brava, Spain[5] [6] --
1990September 19  - 243rd World Championship Milazzo, Italy[7] [8] --
1992August 11  - 144th World Championship Isla de la Juventud, Cuba[9] [10] --
1994September 25  - 305th World Championship Jeju, South Korea[11] [12] --
1996October 6  - 126th World Championship Menorca, Spain[13] [14] --
1997May 8  - 111st World Championships Underwater Photography - Swimming Pool Paris, France--
1998September 13  - 187th World Championship Ålesund, Norway[15] --
2000June 10  - 158th World Championship Hurghada, Egypt[16] [17] --
2001September 162nd World Championships Underwater Photography - Swimming Pool Copenhagen, Denmark--
2002August 26  - 299th World Championship Marseille, France[18] --
2005September 13  - 1810th World Championship L'Estartit, Spain[19] [20] -42
2007May 9  - 1411th World Championship Port Louis, Mauritius[21] [22] 1626
2009May 31  - June 512th World Championship Jeju, South Korea[23] [24] [25] 20-
2011May 26  - 3113th World Championship Bodrum, Turkey[26] --
2013April 9  - 1414th World Championship Cayo Largo, Cuba[27] 1878
2015May 21  - 25th 15th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship Zeeland, Netherlands[28] 20-
2017Nov 22  - 1716th World Championship La Paz, Mexico[29] 2035

Future championships

The 17th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship will be held at Tenerife from October 15–20, 2019, Spain. The next CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship Swimming Pool will be held November 13–17, 2019 in Berlin, Germany.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kft. dotindot. World Underwater Federation - Quality in diving. 2021-01-14. www.cmas.org. en.
  2. Web site: About Underwater Photography . Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques . 2 August 2013.
  3. Web site: News - October 2003 - CMAS Swimming Pool World Championships cancelled. British Society of Underwater Photographers . 2 August 2013.
  4. Web site: 1st World Championship. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 28 June 2013.
  5. Web site: 2nd World Championship. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 28 June 2013.
  6. Web site: Fotosub 87 - CMAS World Championships. British Society of Underwater Photographers . 13 July 2013.
  7. Web site: 3rd World Championship. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 28 June 2013.
  8. Web site: CMAS World Championship of Underwater Photography 1990 . British Society of Underwater Photographers . 13 July 2013.
  9. Web site: 4th World Championship. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 28 June 2013.
  10. Web site: CMAS World Championship of Underwater Photography 1992 . British Society of Underwater Photographers . 13 July 2013.
  11. Web site: 5th World Championship. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 28 June 2013.
  12. Web site: CMAS World Championship of Underwater Photography 1994. British Society of Underwater Photographers. 13 July 2013.
  13. Web site: 6th World Championship. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 28 June 2013.
  14. Web site: CMAS World Championship of Underwater Photography 1995(sic). British Society of Underwater Photographers. 13 July 2013.
  15. Web site: 7th World Championshipy. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiquest. 28 June 2013.
  16. Web site: 8th World Championship. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 28 June 2013.
  17. Web site: CMAS World Championship of Underwater Photography 2000. British Society of Underwater Photographers. 13 July 2013.
  18. Web site: 9th World Championship. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 28 June 2013.
  19. Web site: Tenth CMAS World Underwater Photography Championship. DPG. 25 June 2013. 11 January 2006.
  20. Web site: X World Championship of Underwater Photography. Sportalsub.net. 27 June 2013. 20 September 2005.
  21. Web site: It's not about the winning . The Diver Group of Companies . 25 June 2013.
  22. Web site: Two prizes to Turkish team at underwater championship. Turkish Daily News. 25 June 2013. 22 May 2007.
  23. Web site: 12th CMAS Underwater Photography World Championship Winners. DPG. 25 June 2013. 12 June 2009.
  24. Web site: 12th CMAS underwater photography world championship . Scubaboard. 25 June 2013. 6 June 2009.
  25. Web site: 12th CMAS Sea Underwater Photography World Championship . Korea Underwater Association. 27 June 2013.
  26. Web site: 13th CMAS underwater photography world championship . X-ray Mag. 27 June 2013. 13 October 2011.
  27. Web site: Cuba Ranks Four in Underwater Photography World Championship. Cuban News Agency. 18 July 2013.
  28. Web site: 15th CMAS World Championships of Underwater Photography 2015 in Zeeland / Netherlands. Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. 22 July 2015.
  29. Web site: UW photography world championship in la Paz, Baja California, Mexico.

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