Editing Lake Tahoe (section)

===Water sports===
[[File:A view of Lake Tahoe from Crystal bay.JPG|thumb|left|A sailboat on Lake Tahoe]]
During late Spring to early Fall, the lake is popular for [[List of water sports|water sports]] and beach activities. The two cities most identified with the Lake Tahoe tourist area are South Lake Tahoe, California and the smaller Stateline; smaller centers on the northern shoreline include Tahoe City and [[Kings Beach, California|Kings Beach]].

Other popular activities include parasailing, jet ski rentals, eco-friendly paddle sport rentals and fishing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fishtahoe.com/getting-on-the-water-in-tahoe/|title=Getting on the Water in Tahoe|date=June 6, 2019|website=Mile High Fishing Charters|language=en-US|access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref>  There are rental locations around Lake Tahoe. Kayaking and stand-up paddle boards have also become very popular.

Boating is a primary activity in Tahoe in the summer. The lake is home to one of the most prestigious wooden boat shows in the country, the [[Lake Tahoe Concours d'Elegance]], held every August. There are lake front restaurants all over the lake, most equipped with [[pier|dock]]s and [[buoys]]. There are all sorts of boating events, such as sailboat racing, firework shows over the lake, guided cruises, and more. As an [[interstate commerce|interstate]] [[waterway]], Lake Tahoe is subject to the [[United States Coast Guard]]. Lake Tahoe is home to Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe.<ref>{{cite news |first=Joanna |last= Hartman |title=Tahoe Coast Guard changes command |url=http://www.tahoe.com/article/SS/20070805/NEWS/70805008/0/COMMUNITY06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207164036/http://www.tahoe.com/article/SS/20070805/NEWS/70805008/0/COMMUNITY06 |archive-date=December 7, 2008 |work=tahoe.com |publisher=[[Sierra Sun]] |access-date=October 26, 2008 }}</ref>

[[SCUBA diving]] is popular at Lake Tahoe, with some dive sites offering dramatic drop-offs or wall dives. Diving at Lake Tahoe is considered advanced due to the increased risk of [[decompression sickness]] (DCS) while [[Altitude diving|diving]] at such a high altitude.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Egi, S. M. |author2=Brubakk, Alf O. |title=Diving at altitude: a review of decompression strategies |journal=Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine |volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=281–300 |year=1995 |issn=1066-2936 |oclc=26915585 |pmid=7580768 |url=http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/2194 |access-date=March 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811174838/http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/2194 |archive-date=August 11, 2011 |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tdconline.com/training/specialty/altitude.html |title=Altitude Diving |access-date=October 26, 2008 |archive-date=December 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206173735/http://www.tdconline.com/training/specialty/altitude.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Fred Rogers became the first person to swim the length of Lake Tahoe in 1955, and Erline Christopherson became the first woman to do so in 1962.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20031029/SPORTS/110290043|title=First person to swim length of Lake Tahoe reflects back on 1955 feat|publisher=Tahoe Daily Tribune|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carsonnow.org/story/08/24/2014/first-woman-swim-length-lake-tahoe-recalls-1962-adventure|title=First woman to swim the length of Lake Tahoe recalls 1962 adventure|publisher=Carson City Nevada News|website=Carson Now|access-date=September 17, 2014}}</ref>