Obstacle swimming

{{short description|Sport of swimming through an obstacle course}}

Obstacle swimming is a sport in which competitors swim through a water course that includes obstacles that impede their path between the starting and finishing point. It has been an event at various international sporting competitions like the 1900 Summer Olympics.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wKCkDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA272|page=272|title=Swimming Communities in Victorian England |author=Dave Day and Margaret Roberts|publisher=Springer|year=2019|isbn=9783030209407}} It is also one of the five events that are a part of the military pentathlon,{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g5WgCTQJy-MC&pg=RA3-PA47|title=Sports International|year=1963|page=47|publisher=Army Information Digest}} and has been used as a part of recruitment competitions for the Royal Marines.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MbXdBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA113 |page=113 |title=Antiterrorist Initiatives|author=John B. Wolf|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|year=2012|isbn=9781468456288 }} Progressing through underwater obstacles has also been integrated into the obstacle courses of the American Ninja Warrior competition.{{cite news |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2853092-american-ninja-warrior-2019-national-finals-day-3-results-highlights|publisher=Bleacher Report|title='American Ninja Warrior' 2019: National Finals Day 3 Results, Highlights |author=MEGAN ARMSTRONG|date=September 9, 2019}}