Weirdest Sports You Didn’t Realize Were in the Olympics

Underwater Swimming

Australia Swims

Along with croquet, this is another event that only featured once, in 1900. It didn’t make for a great spectator sport, as the entire event was underwater. Competitors are awarded points for each meter they manage to swim underwater. Fun fact: the bronze winner actually stayed underwater for longer than the gold winner, but lost because he swam in a circle.

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