The Underwater Orienteering World Championships is the peak international event for the underwater sport of underwater orienteering. The event is conducted on behalf of the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) by an affiliated national federation. The championships was first held in 1973. Currently, it is held every 2 years on years ending with an odd number.
History
Year Date Championship Location event # Teams # Events 1973 September 12 – 17 1st World Championship Lokve, Yugoslavia 15 1985 August 3 – 8 2nd World Championships Neuglobsow, DDR 15 1987 August 4 – 10 3rd World Championships Leningrad, USSR 15 1989 September 10 – 19 4th World Championships Fuzine, Yugoslavia 16 1992 September 20 – 26 5th World Championships Maltchacher Austria 18 1994 September 3 – 10 6th World Championships Lake Czarlina, Poland 14 1996 August 10 – 14 7th World Championships Pühajärve, Estonia 11 1998 September 1 – 5 8th World Championships Lake Rukkel Hungary 13 1998 September 19 – 25 9th World Championships Lake Tribalj, Croatia 15 10th World Championships 11th World Championships 12th World Championships 2007 13th World Championships 2009 August 26 – September 2 14th World Championships Gyekenyes, Hungary, 2011 September 10 – 17 15th World Championships Lake Stoeritzsee, Berlin, Germany 12 2013 August 5 – 8 16th World Championships Kazan, Russia 12
Future championships As of April 2013, the details of the next World Championships had not been announced.
References
External links Underwater Orienteering - Orientierungstauchen - World Championships 1985