page_title: Underwater orienteering
section_title: Events
hierarchical_section_title: Underwater orienteering / Events
caption_attribution_description: English: Underwater orienteering 5-point course
context_page_description: Underwater orienteering is an underwater sport that uses recreational open circuit scuba diving equipment and consists of a set of individual and team events conducted in both sheltered and open water that test the competitors competency in underwater navigation. The competition is principally concerned with the effectiveness of navigation technique used by competitors to swim an underwater course following a route marked on a map prepared by the competition organisers, a compass and a counter meter to measure the distance covered. The sport was developed in the Soviet Union during the late 1950s and is currently played mainly in Europe. It is known as Orientation Sub in French and as La Orientación Subacuática in Spanish. Historically, the sport has also been known as Technical Disciplines.
context_section_description: Four individual events and three team events are currently described in the International Rules.
caption: 5-point course
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