History
The Real Sociedad de Fútbol Underwater Activities Club is a non-profit-seeking sports organisation made up of members who share a common passion for the sea and the marvellous beings that live in the ocean.
The organisation was founded in 1964 by a group of sea lovers who approached Real Sociedad de Fútbol to propose the creation of the underwater activities group.
When the sea permits, we compete in the following disciplines, which are listed by the Basque Federation for Underwater Activities (EHUIF) and the Guipuzkoa Federation for Underwater Activities (GUIF): Scuba diving, underwater photography, spearfishing and finswimming.
We've now been going for 50 years and continue to work hard to ensure that we go on to celebrate many more anniversaries.
We compete in regional, provincial and national competitions.
Photos courtesy of: Real Sociedad, Jaunsar, A.Alonso and Fototeca Kutxa
Competitions we compete in
Spearfishing
- Qualifying rounds for the Gipuzkoa Spearfishing Championship, the results of which count towards the Basque Championship.
- Basque Spearfishing Finals, both individual and club competitions.
- Competitions throughout Spain.
- Spanish Championship, both individual and club competitions.
- Social Spearfishing Championship.
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Underwater photography
- Gipuzkoa GUIFOSUB Underwater photography Championship
- Basque VAFOSUB Underwater photography Championship
- Spanish NAFOSUB Underwater photography Championship
- As well as open championships throughout Spain.
- Social Underwater Photography Championship.
Freediving photography
- Basque VAFOAPNEA Freediving photography Championship
- Spanish NAFOAPNEA Freediving photography Championship
- As well as open championships throughout Spain.
Finswimming
Alongside the Gipuzkoa Federation for Underwater Activities, we organise the Travesía Internacional de las Tres Playas (International Crossing of the three beaches), which throughout its four-decade history has represented a leading event in the discipline.
Diving
Every weekend and public holiday between May and October we organise diving excursions for the club's members in collaboration with the Gipuzkoa Federation.
During the winter months, we hold diving initiations in swimming pools, these sessions are aimed at school children, the winners of the writing competitions we organise within the club and the winners of the writing competitions held in April at the Gipuzkoa University Hospital.
