As verbs the difference between swimming and diving
is that swimming is while diving is .
As nouns the difference between swimming and diving
is that swimming is the action of the verb "to swim" while diving is the action of the verb to dive in any sense.
As an adjective diving is
that or who dives or dive.
swimming
English
Verb
(head)
Noun
The action of the verb "to swim".
- the swimming of my head the day after heavy drinking
The activity of moving oneself through water using one's arms and legs while buoyed up by the water, carried out by humans for amusement, exercise, sport or entertainment.
Related terms
* swimming baths
* swimming pool
* synchronised swimming, synchronized swimming
diving
English
Verb
(head)
Noun
(
wikipedia diving)
The action of the verb to dive in any sense.
The sport of jumping head first into water.
The practice of swimming underwater, especially using a scuba system, and especially for recreation.
Derived terms
* altitude diving
* buddy diving
* cage diving, cage-diving
* cave diving, cave-diving
* clearance diving
* cliff diving, cliff-diving
* deep diving
* deep-sea diving
* diving bell, diving-bell
* diving board, diving-board
* diving boat
* diving chamber
* diving cylinder
* diving dress, diving-dress
* diving event
* diving helmet
* diving mask
* diving medicine
* diving plane, diving-plane
* diving platform
* diving reel
* diving reflex
* diving regulator
* diving shot
* diving suit, diving-suit
* diving support vessel
* drift diving
* ducking and diving
* dumpster diving, dumpster-diving
* fancy diving
* fire diving
* free diving, free-diving, freediving
* group diving
* ice diving
* kayak diving
* mammalian diving reflex
* mud diving
* muff diving, muff-diving
* naval diving
* night diving
* no clear surface diving
* Olympic diving
* open-water diving
* pearl diving, pearl-diving
* penetration diving
* plunge diving
* police diving
* professional diving
* recreational diving
* saturation diving
* scuba diving, scuba-diving
* skin diving, skin-diving, skindiving
* skip diving
* sky diving, sky-diving, skydiving
* snorkel diving
* solo diving
* sport diving
* stage diving, stage-diving
* surface supplied diving
* synchronised diving, synchronized diving
* technical diving
* trash diving
* wreck diving
Adjective
(-)
That or who dives or dive.
Derived terms
* coastal diving bird
* diving beetle
* diving duck
* diving goiter, diving goitre
* diving header
* diving loop
* diving petrel, diving-petrel
* diving-pigeon
* the Diving Saucer
* diving spider, diving-spider
* Law's diving-goose
See also
* diving stone
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