An aquathlon is a race which consists of swimming and running.

ITU Aquathlon World Championships was created in 1998.

decathlon

Ala delta, acrobacia, acuatión, alpinismo, artes marciales, atletismo and automovilismo are examples of sports whose spelling starts with the letter "a" in Spanish. They respectively translate as "hang gliding," "acrobatics," "aquathlon," "mountain climbing," "martial arts," "track" and "car racing" in English. Their respective pronunciations will be "A-la THEL-ta," A-kro-VA-sya," "A-kwa-TLON," "AL-pea-NEE-smo," "AR-teys mar-SYA-leys," "AT-ley-TEE-smo" and "OW-to-MO-vee-LEE-smo" in Uruguayan Spanish.