The British Navy invented underwater hockey in the 1950's to keep their divers fit and to improve their ability to move and work efficiently under water.

Historically, the first Underwater Hockey World Championship was held in Canada in 1980. World Championships have been held every two years since. .

Underwater Hockey originated in England in 1954 when Alan Blake, a founder of the newly formed Southsea Sub-Aqua Club, invented the game he called Octopush as a ...

7 июл. 2022 г. · The underwater hockey holds its roots from the United Kingdom, where it was invented in the year of 1954 by Alan Blake. The same year, the first ...

16 мар. 2020 г. · It has been suggested that knocking a diving weight around the pool bottom with our snorkel was the origin of Octopush in a form of hockey. At ...

31 мар. 2023 г. · The underwater version of hockey has its origins in the United Kingdom, where Alan Blake created it in 1954. In two on two games in the same ...

3 дек. 2019 г. · Originally known as "octopush," the game was invented in Great Britain in 1954 to help train divers and British commandos. The sport is ...

Underwater Hockey was developed in 1954 by Alan Blake, Secretary of the South sea British Sub-Aqua Club of Portsmouth, England. He felt that an underwater ...

8 мар. 2024 г. · Invented in the 1950s in England, it is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as a sport, although not offered yet at the Olympic ...