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Wat Phra Kaew, Chiang Rai The temple complex of Wat Phra Kaew () is located on Thanon Trairat (ถนนไตรรัตน์) Tambon Wiang (ตำบลเวียง) Amphoe Mueang (อำเภอเมือง) Chiang Rai Province (จังหวัดเชียงราย), Thailand.
Wat Phra Sing, Chiang Rai Wat Pra Singh () is located on Thanon Singkhlai (ถนนสิงหไคล) Tambon Wiang (ตำบลเวียง) Amphoe Mueang (อำเภอเมือง) Chiang Rai Province (จังหวัดเชียงราย).
Wat's Dyke Wat's Dyke is a 40 mile earthwork running through the northern Welsh Marches from Basingwerk on the Dee estuary, passing to the east of Oswestry and onto Maesbury in Shropshire. It runs generally parallel to Offa's Dyke, sometimes within a few yards but never more than three miles away.
Watab River The Watab River, also know as Watab Creek, is a tributary of the Mississippi River in Stearns County in central Minnesota in the United States. It is named from the Ojibwe language wadab-ziibi (river with spruce-roots) due to the exposed spruce roots once found along its banks.
Watab Township, Minnesota Watab Township is a township in Benton County, Minnesota, United States, located north of the mouth of the Watab Creek on the opposite side of the Mississippi River in Sartell. The population was 2,920 at the 2000 census.
Watanabe Entertainment is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate and a member of the Watanabe Production Group. Its head office is in Shibuya, Tokyo and the company's principle functions include organizing television and radio programming, managing Japanese entertainers as well as hosting foreign entertainers on visits to Japan, and planning and production of various commercial and goods advertising ventures.
Watanabe Kazan Watanabe Kazan (October 20 1793 - November 23, 1841) was a Japanese painter, scholar and statesman member of the samurai class. He was born Watanabe Sadayasu in Edo (now Tokyo) to a poor samurai family, and his artistic talent was developed from an early age.
Watanabe Sadao Watanabe Sadao 渡辺禎雄 (1913-1996), born and grew up in Tokyo, was a Japanese woodblock printmaker in the 20th Century. Watanabe was famous for his biblical prints rendered in the mingei (folk art) tradition of Japan.
Wataniya Telecom Wataniya Telecom is the second licensed GSM mobile operator in Kuwait. Commercially launched in December 1999, Wataniya Telecom is part of Kuwait Projects Company (KIPCO), and has been a driving force in increasing the mobile communications market in Kuwait to more than 90 per cent of the population.
Wataniya Telecom Maldives Wataniya Telecom Maldives (also referred to as Wataniya Maldives), a sister company of Wataniya Telecom International, is the second mobile operator in the Maldives. The firm was issued a licence as the new mobile phone operator in February 2005.
Watanobbi, New South Wales Watanobbi (postcode: 2259, ) is a suburb of Wyong, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Its two main streets are Guardian and Britannia Drive, off which come Friendship Place and Fishburn Crescent (named after two First Fleet ships).
Watara Supervision The Watara Supervision is a monochrome handheld game console, originating from Hong Kong, and introduced in 1992 as a cut-price competitor for Nintendo's Game Boy. It came packaged with a game called Crystball, which is similar to Breakout.
Wataru is a comedy/adventure Super Robot anime series created by Sunrise first aired from 1988 to 1989 in Japan. It is also referred to as "Demon Hero Legend Wataru" or "Legend of Devilish Heroism Wataru".
Watashi Wa Watashi Wa was a Christian pop rock band from the Central Coast of California on Tooth & Nail Records. Watashi Wa is Japanese and roughly translated means, depending on the context, "I", "myself", or, "As for me.
Watauga Association The Watauga Association (sometimes referred to as the Republic of Watauga or the Watauga Settlement) was a semi-autonomous government from 1772 to 1777 in what is now Northeast Tennessee. The settlers negotiated a ten-year lease of the land from the Cherokee in 1772 and, being beyond the jurisdiction of any existing government, established their own.
Watauga Lake Watauga Lake, located in rural northeastern Tennessee, was created by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). This scenic reservoir was created for flood control and hydropower generation, by damming Watauga River and Elk River (North Carolina) at the end of 1948.
Watauga River The Watauga River rises in Watauga County, North Carolina, a mountainous area in western North Carolina along the Tennessee state line. Crossing into Johnson County, Tennessee the Watauga River is impounded by the Tennessee Valley Authority's Watauga Dam, creating Watauga Lake.
Watcom Watcom International Corporation was founded in 1981 by three former employees of the Computer Systems Group (Fred Crigger, Ian McPhee, and Jack Schueler) at the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Watcom produced a variety of tools, including the well-known Watcom C compiler introduced in 1988.
Watcom C compiler The Watcom C/C++ compiler was esteemed amongst DOS developers by the high execution speed of the compiled code it produced and for supporting the Intel 80386 "protected mode". In the mid 1990s, some of the most technically ambitious DOS games such as Doom and Duke Nukem 3D were built using Watcom Chttp://openwatcom.
Water (2005 movie) Water is a Canadian movie written and directed by Deepa Mehta. The movie, after facing huge criticism from the Indian government and Hindu radical groups, was finally filmed in Sri Lanka although a part of it was done in Benarus anyway ( the original location).
Water (LEXX) In the television series LEXX, the fictional planet "Water" is the afterlife for all good souls, and the location for much of Season 3. It shares an atmosphere and a tight mutual orbit with Planet Fire, which is the afterlife for all evil souls.
Water (molecule) Water (H2O, HOH) is the most abundant molecule on Earth's surface, composing 70-75% of the Earth's surface as liquid and solid state in addition to being found in the atmosphere as a vapor. It is in [[dynamic equilibrium
Water (programming language) Water™ is a programming language targeted at rapid prototyping of XML Web services. Its main design goal was to be powerful while remaining simple (the designers claim that Water is as easy to use as BASIC but as powerful as LISP).
Water activity Water activity or aw is the relative availability of water in a substance. It is defined as the vapor pressure of water divided by that of pure water at the same temperature; therefore, pure distilled water has a water activity of exactly one.
Water and Rivers of Brittany Eau et rivières de Bretagne (Water and rivers of Brittany) is the second most important environmental organisation in Brittany, the first being the SEPNB (Société pour l’Étude et la Protection de la Nature en Bretagne – Society for the Study and Protection of Nature in Brittany) now called Bretagne Vivante (Living Brittany). It was created in November 1969 by anglers and environmentalists under the name APPSB (Association pour la Production et la Protection du Saumon en Bretagne – Association for the Production and Protection of Salmon in Brittany) which it kept until 1983.
Water and sanitation in Latin America Water supply and sanitation in Latin America is characterized by insufficient access and in many cases by poor service quality, with detrimental impacts on public health. Water and sanitation services are provided by a vast array of mostly local service providers under an often fragmented policy and regulatory framework.
Water and Sewerage Authority The Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (WASA) is the sole water and sewerage provider in Trinidad and Tobago. It was formed in 1965 by an act of Parliament to manage the areas of: Hollis, Arena and the Navet dams in Trinidad.
Water and wastewater infrastructure Water and wastewater infrastructure is a generic term to describe public works, piping and plant facilities that treat and distribute drinking water taken from the environment and deliver it for use to a community and also the cycle that manages and treats the wastewater that come back out of the community before its release back into the environment.
Water balloon A water balloon, or water bomb, is a simple small latex rubber balloon filled with tap water. The user may then throw the water filled balloon at a desired target and the balloon pops leaving the target soaked with water.
Water bar (conservation) A water bar or interceptor dyke is a road construction feature that is used to prevent erosion on sloping roads, cleared paths through woodland (for utility companies such as electricity pylons), or other accessways by reducing flow length. It is a diagonal channel across the road surface that diverts surface water that would otherwise flow down the whole length of the road, gaining velocity, off the road and into a stable drainway.
Water birth Water birth is a method of giving birth in a bathtub or pool full of warm water. Proponents believe this method has many benefits for both mother and infant, and is a safe alternative to standard types of delivery.
Water board A water board (Dutch: waterschap or hoogheemraadschap, Flanders and Northern France: watering, German: Wasserverband) is a regional organisation charged with the supply of water and care of water levels in its area.
Water boatman Water boatmen, or common backswimmer, formally the family Corixidae, are a type of insect. They inhabit freshwater ponds, where they swim about on the surface with two large legs that resemble oars, giving rise to their name.
Water Buffalo The Water Buffalo is a very large ungulate and a member of the bovine subfamily. The Arni or Wild Buffalo survives in the wild in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam, China, Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Thailand.
Water castle A water castle is a castle, whose outside walls are generally surrounded by water ditches called moats, which originally served the defense. Water castles where typically built in plains, where there are no steep hills or rocks to reinforce the strongholds.
Water content Water content is a ratio used in hydrogeology, soil science and soil mechanics to indicate the amount of water a porous medium contains. In saturated groundwater aquifers, all available pore spaces are filled with water (volumetric water content = porosity).
Water crane Water crane is a device used for delivering a large volume of water into tank or tender of a steam locomotive. As a steam locomotive consumes several times more water than coal, water cranes once used to be a vital part of railway stations, often situated at the end of a platform, so that water could be refilled during stop at the station.
Water crib Water cribs are offshore structures that collect water from close to the bottom of a lake to supply a pumping station onshore. The name crib is derived from the function of the structure—to surround and protect the intake shaft.
Water crisis The water crisis is the status of the world’s water resources relative to human demand as of the 1970s and to the current time.Ron Nielsen, The little green handbook, Picador, New York (2006) ISBN 0-312-42581-3 The term "water crisis" has been applied to the worldwide water situation by the United Nations and other world organizations.
Water cure Water cure (also known as water torture) is a form of torture which is intended to make the subject feel the sensation of drowning. In the most common variation, the torturer pours water down the throat of the subject to inflict the terror of drowning, without causing the subject to drown.
Water cure (therapy) The “water cure” was a form of therapy developed in 18th century England by a doctor named Richard Russell. It generally consisted of varieties of water-related treatment — bathing in seawater, the drinking of sea water, and activities reminiscent of modern day spas.
Water cycle The water cycle — technically known as the hydrological cycle — is the continuous circulation of water within the Earth's hydrosphere, and is driven by solar radiation. This includes the atmosphere, land, surface water and groundwater.
Water Canyon Fire The Water Canyon Fire of 1954 was a wildfire in the eastern edge of the Jemez Mountains and the Santa Fe National Forest which burned approximately 3,000 to 6,000 acres (12−24 km²). The fire started on June 6, 1954 when the burning of trash and construction debris in upper Water Canyon got out of control.
Water Corporation A government owned corporation in Western Australia charged with providing water, sewerage, drainage and irrigation services to the people of Western Australia. It was founded in 1996 as the corporatised entity of the then Water Authority of Western Australia.
Water Country Water Country touted as being "New England's Largest Waterpark" is a water park located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Water Country opened in 1984 and was owned by the Samuels family until they were bought out by Festival Fun Parks in 2000.
Water Country USA Water Country USA is a water theme park in York County, Virginia, about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. It is the Mid-Atlantic's largest water park, and it contains spectacular entertainment, shops and restaurants, water rides, and other attractions, all of which have a 1950s or 1960s surf theme.
Water damage Water damage describes a large number of possible losses caused by water intruding where it will enable attack of a material or system by destructive processes such as rotting of wood, growth, rusting of steel, de-laminating of materials such as plywood , and many, many others.
Water deer The Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) is superficially more similar to a musk deer than a true deer (Cervidae - order Artiodactyla) but it is classified as a cervid despite having tusks (downward-pointing canine teeth) instead of antlers and other anatomical anomalies. These unique characteristics have caused it to be classified in its own genus (Hydropotes) and its own subfamily (Hydropotinae).
Water deity A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water. Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean was more important.
Water detector A Water detector is a small electronic device that is designed to detect the presence of water and alert humans in time to allow the prevention of water damage. A common design is a small device that lays flat on a floor and relies on the electrical conductivity of water to decrease the resistance across two contacts.
Water divide A water divide (also known in Commonwealth usage as a watershed) is the separation between neighbouring drainage basins (catchments). In hilly country, the divide lies along topographical peaks and ridges, but in flat country or on a high plateau (especially where the ground is marshy) the divide may be invisible - just a more or less notional line on the ground on other side of which falling raindrops will start a journey to different rivers, and even to different sides of a country or continent.
Water dog Water dogs, once called water spaniels, are a type of gun dog and count among their number some of the oldest dog breeds. With the advent of kennel clubs many water spaniels were accepted under the names including the designation retriever rather than water spaniel.
Water dragon Water dragons are large diurnal arboreal agamid lizards in the genus Physignathus. There are two species, the Chinese Water Dragon Physignathus cocincinus, and the Australian Water Dragon Physignathus lesueurii (two sub-species).
Water drum Water drums are a category of membranophone characterized by the filling of the drum chamber with some amount of water to create a unique sound. Water drums are common in Native American music, and in some forms of African and Southeast Asian music.
Water Eaton, Milton Keynes Water Eaton is an area of Milton Keynes, England. It is to the south of Fenny Stratford, and is one of the ancient villages of Buckinghamshire that became incorporated as part of the development of Milton Keynes in the 1960s.
Water Environment Federation Founded in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with members from varied disciplines who work toward the WEF vision of preservation and enhancement of the global water environment.
Water Environment Research Foundation The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) helps its subscribers improve the water environment and protect human health by providing sound, reliable science and innovative, effective, cost-saving technologies for improved management of our water resources.
Water fasting Water fasting is a type of fasting in which the practitioner consumes only water when they are thirsty. One may water fast for a variety of reasons, including health improvement and medical and religious requirements.
Water féerie "Water féerie" (Belarusian language: Водная феерыя, Vodnaya feyeryya) was a flashmob performance, initiated by several Belarusian youth opposition movements on May 14, 2005 on the 10th anniversary of the referendum (which abolished historical national symbols of Belarus: white-red-white flag and "Pahonia" coat of arms).
Water feature In landscape architecture and garden design, a water feature is any of a full range of fountains, pools, ponds, cascades, waterfalls, and streams. Prior to the eighteenth century they were usually powered by gravity, though the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon are believed to have been supplied by an Archimedean screw.
Water festival The Water Festival is the form New Year celebrations take in Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Burma, Cambodia and Lao on the day of the full moon of the 11th month of each year. It is simply called the 'Water Festival' because people throw water at one another all over the country.
Water fluoridation Water fluoridation is the practice of adding fluoride compounds to water with the intended purpose of reducing tooth decay in the general population. Many North American and Australian municipalities fluoridate their water supplies in the belief that this practice will reduce tooth decay at a low cost.
Water fluoridation controversy Water fluoridation controversy refers to the debate surrounding the health benefits of public authorities fluoridating water supplies. Calcium fluoride is a naturally-occurring mineral found in all water sources, such as lakes, rivers, groundwater and oceans.
Water for Life "Water for Life" was a concert given by French electronic musician Jean Michel Jarre on the night of December 16 2006 amidst the dunes of the Sahara desert at Merzouga, Morocco. The concert was held under the auspice of UNESCO as 2006 had been designated the International Year of Deserts and Desertification by the United Nations General Assembly.
Water for Life Decade The Water for Life Decade has been proclaimed by the United Nations for the period 2005 to 2015the first UN decade on water] in 1981–1990, it is estimated that more than a billion people gained access to safe drinking water. External links ==
Water hammer Water hammer (or, more generally, fluid hammer) is a pressure surge or wave caused by the kinetic energy of a fluid in motion when it is forced to stop or change direction suddenly. It depends on the fluid compressibility where there are sudden changes in pressure.
Water hazard Water hazards, like bunkers, are natural obstacles designed to add both visual interest and difficulty to a golf course. Water hazards are typically either streams or ponds, situated between the teeing ground and the hole.
Water hyacinth The seven species of water hyacinths comprise the genus Eichhornia of free-floating perennial aquatic plants native to tropical South America. With broad, thick and glossy ovate leaves, water hyacinths may rise some 1 metre in height.
Water Hole In SETI, the Water Hole is the band of radio frequencies between 1420 MHz and 1640 MHz. This is the band between the hydrogen line and the strongest hydroxyl spectral line, and is notable because it is a quiet region between two notable frequencies; it is theorized that this would be a good band for communications to or from extraterrestrial intelligences.
Water Horsetail The Water Horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile), also known as the Swamp Horsetail, is a perennial horsetail that commonly grows in dense colonies along freshwater shorelines or in shallow water, growing in ponds, swamps, ditches, and other sluggish or still waters with mud bottoms. It is a herbaceous species, growing 30-100 cm (rarely 140 cm) tall with erect dark green stems 2-8 mm in diameter, smooth, with about 10-30 fine ridges.
Water channel A water channel is an experimental tank for studying resistance and propulsion behaviour of ships, submarines, or other sea vessels. In the study of naval architecture (ocean engineering), its general purpose is to allow understanding of the motion behavior of ships in advance.
Water Channel Water Channel is a digital cable television channel that airs programming devoted to water sports. It is the only channel of its kind in the world that focuses on water lifestyle, featuring programming of interest to those who enjoy activities in and around water.
Water injection (engines) Water injection -a method for cooling the combustion chambers of engines by adding water to the incoming fuel-air mixture, allowing for greater compression ratios and largely eliminating the problem of engine knocking. This effectively increases the octane rating of the fuel, meaning that performance gains can be obtained when used in conjunction with a supercharger or turbocharger, altered spark ignition timing, and other modifications.
Water injection (oil production) The water injection method used in oil production is where water is injected back into the reservoir usually to increase pressure and thereby stimulate production. Water injection wells can be found both on- and offshore.
Water intoxication Water intoxication (also known as hyperhydration or water poisoning) is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain function that results when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside of safe limits by a very rapid intake of water.
Water jacket A water jacket is a water-filled void surrounding a device, typically a metal sheath having intake and outlet vents to allow water to be pumped through the void. The flow of water to an external heating or cooling device allows precise temperature control of the device.
Water jet cutter A water jet cutter is a tool capable of slicing into metal or other materials using a jet of water at high velocity and pressure, or a mixture of water and an abrasive substance. The process is essentially the same as water erosion found in nature but accelerated and concentrated by orders of magnitude.
Water Lily (Wild Cards) Water Lily is a fictional character from the Wild Cards series of books. Born Jane Dow, Water Lily is an ace whose initial infection with the Wild Card virus granted her the ability to generate and control moisture, be it sweat, water, mist, or ice.
Water Lily Acoustics Water Lily Acoustics is a United States record label based in Santa Barbara, California. It primarily releases recordings of Indian classical music and cross-cultural collaborations between musicians from around the world.
Water Lou Water Lou (劉智偉) is a Hong Kong software programmer graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He developed the first PDA software, CHOS to enable the reading of Chinese in Palm's PDA in the around 1998 and marked the beginning of PDA culture in Hong Kong and Taiwan in late 1990s.
Water mass An oceanographic water mass is an identifiable body of water which has physical properties distinct from surrounding water. Properties include temperature, salinity, chemical - isotopic ratios, and other physical quantities.
Water miscible oil paint Water miscible oil paint (also called "water soluble" or "water-mixable") is a modern variety of oil paint which is engineered to be thinned and cleaned up with water, rather than having to use chemicals such as turpentine. It can be mixed and applied using the same techniques as traditional oil-based paint, but while still wet it can be effectively removed from brushes, palettes, and rags with ordinary soap and water.
Water mould Water moulds (or water molds: see spelling differences) or Oomycetes are a group of filamentous, unicellular protists, physically resembling fungi. They are microscopic, absorptive organisms that reproduce both sexually and asexually and are composed of mycelia, or a tube-like vegetative body (all of an organism's mycelia are called its thallus).
Water Margin Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh () is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Attributed to Shi Naian, whom some believe to be Luo Guanzhong, the novel details the trials and tribulations of one hundred eight outlaws during the early 12th century.
Water Music (Handel) The Water Music is a collection of orchestral movements, often considered as three suites, composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered in the summer of 1717 when King George I requested a concert on the River Thames.
Water Music (Ryerson) The book Water Music features one hundred photographs of water by leading art and magazine photographer Marjorie Ryerson, accompanied by the writings and musical contributions of 66 world-renowned musicians, who have creatively responded to the meaning and value of water in their lives. Musicians in the book include Vladimir Ashkenazy, Emanuel Ax, Patricia Barber, Dave Brubeck, Carol Maillard, Sarah Chang, Bobby McFerrin, Bruce Cockburn, Renée Fleming, Mickey Hart, Mike Gordon, Tan Dun, Taj Mahal, Eugene Skeef, Pamela Frank, Keb' Mo', Brad Mehldau, Midori, Randy Newman, Mark O’Connor, Joseph Schwantner, Keola Beamer, Mary Youngblood, David Harrington, Kenny Loggins, Eugenia Zuckerman, Marcus Roberts, Pete Seeger, Sharon Isbin, Mischa Maisky, Garrick Ohlsson, Paul Winter and dozens of other celebrated musicians from around the world.
Water Music Records Water Music Records is an electronica record label based in Los Angeles, California. Launched in July, 2000, Water Music Records releases, markets and distributes albums in various sub-styles of electronica including Chill Out, Lounge and Down-Tempo music.
Water Newton Treasure The Water Newton Treasure is a hoard of Roman silverware, discovered near the Roman town of Durobrivae at Water Newton in the English county of Cambridgeshire. The nature of the objects suggests they may have been used in a local church.
Water oak The Water Oak (Quercus nigra) is an oak in the red oak group (Quercus sect. Lobatae), native to southeastern North America in the southeastern United States, from southern Delaware and south to the coastal areas of Maryland, Virginia, the piedmont of North Carolina, all of South Carolina, most of Georgia (with the exception of the Appalachian Mountains), all of Alabama, Mississippi, central Florida, and westward to Louisiana and eastern Texas.
Water of Ken The Water of Ken is a river in Galloway, south-west Scotland. It rises on Blacklorg Hill, north-east of Cairnsmore of Carsphairn, and flows south-eastward into the Glenkens valley, passing through Carsfad and Earlstoun lochs, both of which are dammed to supply the Galloway Hydro Electric Scheme.
Water on knee Water on the Knee a generic term used to describe knee swelling, which occurs when excess fluid accumulates in or around the knee joint. There are many common causes for swelling to occur including arthritis, injury to the ligaments or meniscus, or when fluid collects in the bursa, a condition known as prepatellar bursitis.
Water on Mars Psychedelic rock and electronic music group from Quebec City (Québec, Canada), Water on Mars (WOM) is the instrument of its leader Philippe Navarro, guitarist, vocalist, arranger, producer and principal author and composer of the trio.
Water organ The water organ or hydraulic organ (early types are sometimes called hydraulis or hydraulos or hydraulus or hydraula) is a type of automatic pipe organ blown by air, where the power source pushing the air is derived by water from a natural source (e.g.
Water Overseer of Los Angeles, California The Water Overseer or zanjero of Los Angeles was a position considered more important than the mayor. In the early days of Los Angeles history under American rule, the job commanded one of the highest salaries of any city official.
Water park A water park is an amusement park that features waterplay areas, such as water slides, splash pads, spraygrounds (water playgrounds), lazy rivers, or other recreational bathing environments. Water parks in more current states of development may also be equipped with some type of artificial surfing or bodyboarding environment such as a wave pool or a FlowRider.
Water police Water police, also called harbour patrols, port police, marine police, or river police, are police officers, usually a department of a larger police organisation, who patrol in water craft. Their patrol areas may be coastal sea waters, rivers, estuaries, harbours, lakes, canals or a combination of these.
Water politics Water Politics is the proposed exploitation of access and use of water as a tool of international, domestic and regional politics, used to exert control over other states or groups. Access and use of Water in terms of flowing rivers, dams and lakes is of increasing importance since the early 1990s and before this time, with many groups struggling to obtain dominance over this vital, dwindling resource.
Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the swimming sport, other two parts were swimming and diving. They were not three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA.
Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics as usual was part of the swimming sport, the other two being swimming and diving. They were not seen as three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA.
Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics as usual was part of the swimming sport, the other two being swimming and diving. They were not seen as three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA.

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