snuba

{{sports}} A combination of snorkeling and scuba diving where the swimmer uses the fins, mask, and breathing apparatus commonly used in scuba diving, but the oxygen tanks usually strapped to the back are instead attached to floating rafts that remain on the water's surface.<ref name="washingtonpost1988">{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/travel/features/snuba111598.htm |title=Scuba on a Leash |last=Briley |first=John |date=1998-11-15 |work=washingtonpost.com: Style Live: Travel |publisher=Washington Post Company |accessdate=26 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="seattle1995">{{cite news|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19950122&slug=2100660 |title=Snuba Diving Offers A Chance To Experience Rapture Of The Shallows |last=Jackson |first=Kristin |date=1995-01-22 |work=Seattle Times |publisher=Seattle Times Company |accessdate=26 April 2010}}</ref>