🌊 Freediving Sprint 🌊
In the cultures of indigenous peoples living around oceans, rivers, and lakes across the world, understanding the waterways and being proficient in water skills are essential abilities for maintaining daily life. Fishing, gathering sea resources, diving for food, observing currents, discerning sea conditions, and mapping the sea domain—these skills all originate from the ethnic groups’ long-term interaction and symbiosis with the water.
The sea nomads of the Philippines are adept at diving into shallow seas with simple equipment to gather food. Meanwhile, indigenous peoples in Palau, Australia, and Hawaii continue their snorkeling traditions, which are used for guiding, gathering, and promoting marine conservation.
In the competition format, “snorkeling speed racing” specifically demands a high degree of proficiency in water skills from the athletes. It requires not only a stable breathing rhythm but also relies on the coordinated power from the ankles, legs, core, and waist to move swiftly and steadily through the water. Although the aquatic environments familiar to athletes from different countries vary, the cultural practice of perceiving the ocean through the body and skillfully interpreting the waterways remains a deeply shared experience among them.
#Connecting the World’s Indigenous Peoples
#Let the World See the Strength and Beauty of Indigenous Peoples
December 10–12, 2025
Pingtung County Lai Yi Senior High School • Kaohsiung Lotus Pond Area