Cumbria Underwater Hockey

Underwater Hockey (UWH) is a no-contact sport in which two teams attempt to manoeuvre a puck into the goal of the other team by moving it around the bottom of a swimming pool. Six players from each team are actively playing at any given moment as they compete in two teams totaling 10 players. From a substitution area, the remaining players are continuously brought into the game. The players wait in the water while touching the wall above the goal they are defending while the puck is placed in the centre of the pool. Both sides are allowed to swim wherever in the playing area and attempt to score by moving the puck into their opponents' goal. The moment a player dives to the pool's bottom, they hold their breath. Play continues until either a goal is scored, when players return to their wall to start a new point, or a break in play is signalled by a referee.

Underwater hockey is a sport inclusive for children and adults of all ages. As long as an individual can safely swim 25 meters they can participate. We currently have both a male and female team who in time the club will look to have a female team to enter competitions.