AIDA International

Association Internationale pour le Développement de l'Apnée
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AIDA International

Abbreviation	AIDA
Formation	1992
Type	Sports Federation
Headquarters	Lausanne, Switzerland
Region served	Worldwide
Official language	French, English
President	Carla Hanson
Affiliations	EUF^[1]
Website	http://www.aidainternational.org

Association Internationale pour le Développement de l'Apnée (AIDA) (English: International Association for Development of Apnea) is a worldwide rule- and record-keeping body for competitive breath holding events (freediving).^[2] It aims to set standards for safety, comparability of Official World Record attempts and freedive education. AIDA International is the parent organization for national clubs of the same name.

History

November 2, 1992: Frenchmen Roland Specker, Loïc Leferme and Claude Chapuis, founded AIDA in Nice, France, with Specker as its first President
1993: AIDA Competitions start to take form
1994-95: National clubs begin to form over all Europe
1996: First AIDA Team World Championship in Nice, France, for national teams
1998: Second AIDA Team World Championship, Sardinia, Italy
1999: Sébastien Nagel, Switzerland, replaced Roland Specker as the President
2001: Third AIDA Team World Championship, Ibiza, Spain
2004: Fourth AIDA Team World Championship, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2005: Bill Strömberg, Sweden, replaced Sébastien Nagel as President
2005: First AIDA Individual World Championship, Renens, Switzerland
2005: Second AIDA Individual World Championship, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
2006: Fifth AIDA Team World Championship, Hurghada, Egypt
2007: Third AIDA Individual World Championship, Maribor, Slovenia
2007: Fourth AIDA Individual World Championship, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
2008: Sixth AIDA Team World Championship, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
2009: Fifth AIDA Individual World Championship, Aarhus, Denmark.
2009: Sixth AIDA Individual World Championship, Dean's Blue Hole, Bahamas.
2009: December, Kimmo Lahtinen, Finland, replaced Bill Strömberg as President
2010: Seventh AIDA Team World Championship, Okinawa, Japan
2011: Seventh AIDA Individual World Championship, Kalamata, Greece
2011: Eighth AIDA Individual World Championship, Lignano, Italy
2012: Eighth AIDA Team World Championship, Nice, France
2013: Ninth AIDA Individual World Championship, Belgrade, Serbia
2013: Tenth AIDA Individual World Championship, Kalamata, Greece
2014: Ninth AIDA Team World Championship, Cagliari, Italy

Qualifications and certifications

AIDA has a star system for grading its freediving certifications:

Freedive certifications

AIDA 1 Star Freedive, 8m CWT, 1'15" STA, 25m DYN.
AIDA 2 Star Freediver, 16m CWT, 2' STA, 40m DYN.
AIDA 3 Star Freediver, 24m CWT, 2'45" STA, 55m DYN.
AIDA 4 Star Freediver, 32m CWT, 3'30" STA, 70m DYN.

Speciality certifications

Competition Safety Freediver.
Competition Freediver.
Deep Tank Freediver.
Monofin Freediver.

AIDA has 3 levels of Instructor qualifications and certifications:

Instructor certifications

AIDA Instructor, can teach up to 3 Star Freediver.
AIDA Master Instructor, can teach up to 4 Star Freediver.
AIDA Instructor Trainer, can teach all levels, and instructors.

Records

AIDA recognized world records as of July 31, 2014

Sea Disciplines

Constant Weight Apnea (CWT)

Deep freediving using bifins or a monofin.^[2]

Men

128 m
Name: Alexey Molchanov Russia
Date: 2013-09-19
Place: Kalamata, Greece

Women

101 m
Name: Natalia Molchanova Russia
Date: 2011-09-23
Place: Kalamata, Greece

Constant Weight Apnea Without Fins (CNF)

Deep freediving using swimming strokes only, no fins allowed.^[2]

Men

102 m
Name: William Trubridge New Zealand
Date: 2016-07-21
Place: Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island Bahamas

Women

72 m
Name: Sayuri Kinoshita Japan
Date: 2016-04-26
Place: Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island Bahamas

Free Immersion Apnea (FIM)

Deep freediving, allowing pulling along the vertical depth rope.^[2]

Men

124 m
Name: William Trubridge New Zealand
Date: 2016-05-02
Place: Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island Bahamas

Women

91 m
Name: Natalia Molchanova Russia
Date: 2013-09-21
Place: Kalamata, Greece

Variable Weight Apnea (VWT)

Deep freediving using a weighted sled for descent, pulling along the depth rope for ascent.^[2]

Men

146 m
Name: Stavros Kastrinakis Greece
Date: 2015-01-11
Place: Kalamata, Greece

Women

127 m
Name: Natalia Molchanova Russia
Date: 2012-06-06
Place: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

No Limit Apnea (NLT)

Unrestricted deep freediving, all propulsion means allowed, traditionally using a weighted sled for descent and inflatable balloon for ascent.^[2]

Men

214 m
Name: Herbert Nitsch Austria
Date: 2007-06-14
Place: Spetses, Greece

Women

160 m
Name: Tanya Streeter United States
Date: 2002-08-17
Place: Turks and Caicos

Pool Disciplines

Static Apnea (STA)

Immovable breath hold for time.^[2]

Men

11 min 35 sec
Name: Stéphane Mifsud France
Date: 2009-06-08
Place: Hyères, France

Women

9 min 02 sec
Name: Natalia Molchanova Russia
Date: 2013-06-29
Place: Belgrade, Serbia

Dynamic Apnea With Fins (DYN)

Horizontal freediving for distance, using bifins or a monofin.^[2]

Men

281 m
Name: Goran Čolak Croatia
Date: 2013-06-28
Place: Belgrade, Serbia

Women

237 m
Name: Natalia Molchanova Russia
Date: 2014-09-26
Place: Sardinia, Italy

Dynamic Apnea Without Fins (DNF)

Horizontal freediving for distance, no fins allowed.^[2]

Men

226 m
Name: Mateusz Malina Poland
Date: 2014-11-09
Place: Brno, Czech Republic

Women

182 m
Name: Natalia Molchanova Russia
Date: 2013-06-27
Place: Belgrade, Serbia

References

↑ "Associate/Observers". European Underwater Federation. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 McKie, N (2004). "Freediving in cyberspace.". Journal of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society. 34: 101–3. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

External links

Official website

Freediving

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AIDA International

History

Qualifications and certifications

Records

Sea Disciplines

Constant Weight Apnea (CWT)

Constant Weight Apnea Without Fins (CNF)

Free Immersion Apnea (FIM)

Variable Weight Apnea (VWT)

No Limit Apnea (NLT)

Pool Disciplines

Static Apnea (STA)

Dynamic Apnea With Fins (DYN)

Dynamic Apnea Without Fins (DNF)

See also

References

External links