AIDA International
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| Abbreviation | AIDA |
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| 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
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
See also
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.
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