Underwater hockey in Turkey
team breathhold water sport
Underwater hockey in Turkey is governed by the Turkish Underwater Sports Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Sualtı Sporları Federasyonu, TSSF). The TSSF organizes annual Turkey Cups for masters, under-24, and under-19 men's and women's clubs. National teams of men and women masters, U24 and U19 take part at international competitions.
Clubs
The following clubs were active in 2016:
Women's
Başkent (Ankara), Bilimsel Yüzme (Istanbul), Denizatı (Istanbul), Deniz Yıldızları (Kocaeli), Marmara (Istanbul), Olimpiyat (Kocaeli), Orka (Istanbul), Su ve Doğa (Istanbul), Hacettepe(Ankara).
Men's
Baracuda (Kocaeli), Başkent (Ankara), Bilimsel Yüzme (Istanbul), Denizatı (Istanbul), Deniz Yıldızları (Kocaeli), Dumlupınar (Kütahya), Istanbul Sualtı (Istanbul), İzmit Sualtı (Kocaeli), Kocaeli Gençlik (Kocaeli), Kocaeli Yarımca (Kocaeli), ODTÜ (Ankara), Olimpik (Istanbul), Hacettepe(Ankara).
Domestic Competitions
The underwater hockey sport began in Turkey with the first championship held in October 1999 in Çankırı.
At the Federation Cup in 2018 held in Çanakkale, eight women's teams and 16 men's teams participated. At the 2019 Federation Cup in Çanakkale, 13 women's and 19 men's teams from 21 clubs took part. At the 2020 Federation Cup, ten women's and 17 men's teams from 17 clubs competed in Istanbul.
At the Turkish U19 Championship in 2019 held at Kütahya, ten women's teams and 21 men's teams participated.
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