Water Sports include all the sports that can be engaged in, on, or under the water. Among these are swimming, waterskiing, scuba diving, surfing, and water polo. Waterskiing is the sport of skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat. In surfing, a person rides a breaking wave toward the shore while standing on a surfboard. In scuba diving, a person swims for long periods of time underwater, using a face mask, swimming fins, and scuba gear. Water polo is a team sport played in the water by two teams of seven players each. The object of the game is to throw an inflated ball into the goal net of the opposing team.