Association Internationale pour le Développement de l'Apnée (AIDA) (English: International Association for the Development of Apnea) is a worldwide rule- and record-keeping body for competitive breath holding events, also known as freediving.[3] It sets 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. AIDA World Championships are periodically held.
Association Internationale pour le Développement de l'Apnée - AIDA International
AIDA was founded November 2, 1992, in Nice, France, by Frenchmen Roland Specker, Loïc Leferme and Claude Chapuis, with Specker as its first president. The AIDA Competitions started to take form in 1993. National clubs begin to form over all Europe in 1994–1995. AIDA became AIDA International in 1999.
In 1999 Sébastien Nagel, of Switzerland, replaced Roland Specker as the president.
Bill Strömberg, of Sweden, replaced Sébastien Nagel as president in 2005.
Kimmo Lahtinen, of Finland, replaced Bill Strömberg as president in December 2009.
Carla Sue Hanson, of USA, replaced Kimmo Lahtinen as president in 2016.
Alexandru Russu, of Romania, replaced Carla Sue Hanson as president in 2020.
AIDA World Championshipsedit
History of AIDA World Championships:
32nd & 33rd AIDA Freediving World Championships! The AIDA Pool World Championship Kaunas 2024
Teamedit
1996: First AIDA Team World Championship in Nice, France, for national teams
1998: Second AIDA Team World Championship, Sardinia, Italy
2001: Third AIDA Team World Championship, Ibiza, Spain
AIDA 1 Star Freediver, 8m CWT, 1'15" STA, 25m DYN.
AIDA 2 Star Freediver, 12m 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.
Recordsedit
AIDA recognized world records as of March 28, 2022.[4]
Pool Disciplinesedit
The AIDA recognized pool disciplines are static apnea (STA) and three separate dynamic apnea disciplines. Dynamic With Fins which is done with monofins usually but bifins are also allowed, Dynamic With Bifins which uses bifins, and Dynamic Without Fins does not allow fins to be used and divers usually use breast strokes and wall-kicks for propulsions.
^"AIDA International Rankings". Retrieved 2022-03-28.
External linksedit
Official website
April 13, 2024
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources AIDA International news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Association Internationale pour le Developpement de l Apnee AIDA English International Association for the Development of Apnea is a worldwide rule and record keeping body for competitive breath holding events also known as freediving 3 It sets 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 AIDA World Championships are periodically held Association Internationale pour le Developpement de l Apnee AIDA InternationalAbbreviationAIDAFormation1992TypeSports FederationHeadquartersGeneve SwitzerlandRegion servedWorldwideOfficial languageFrench EnglishPresidentAlexandru Russu 1 AffiliationsEUF 2 Websitehttp www aidainternational org Contents 1 History 2 AIDA World Championships 2 1 Team 2 2 Individual 3 Qualifications and certifications 4 Records 4 1 Pool Disciplines 4 2 Sea Disciplines 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editAIDA was founded November 2 1992 in Nice France by Frenchmen Roland Specker Loic Leferme and Claude Chapuis with Specker as its first president The AIDA Competitions started to take form in 1993 National clubs begin to form over all Europe in 1994 1995 AIDA became AIDA International in 1999 In 1999 Sebastien Nagel of Switzerland replaced Roland Specker as the president Bill Stromberg of Sweden replaced Sebastien Nagel as president in 2005 Kimmo Lahtinen of Finland replaced Bill Stromberg as president in December 2009 Carla Sue Hanson of USA replaced Kimmo Lahtinen as president in 2016 Alexandru Russu of Romania replaced Carla Sue Hanson as president in 2020 AIDA World Championships editHistory of AIDA World Championships 32nd amp 33rd AIDA Freediving World Championships The AIDA Pool World Championship Kaunas 2024 Team edit 1996 First AIDA Team World Championship in Nice France for national teams 1998 Second AIDA Team World Championship Sardinia Italy 2001 Third AIDA Team World Championship Ibiza Spain 2004 Fourth AIDA Team World Championship Vancouver British Columbia Canada 2006 Fifth AIDA Team World Championship Hurghada Egypt 2008 Sixth AIDA Team World Championship Sharm el Sheikh Egypt 2010 Seventh AIDA Team World Championship Okinawa Japan 2012 Eighth AIDA Team World Championship Nice France 2014 Ninth AIDA Team World Championship Cagliari Italy 2016 Tenth AIDA Team World Championship Kalamata GreeceIndividual edit 2005 AIDA Individual World Championship Villefranche sur Mer France 2007 AIDA Individual World Championship Sharm el Sheikh Egypt 2009 AIDA Individual World Championship Dean s Blue Hole Bahamas 2011 AIDA Individual World Championship Kalamata Greece 2013 AIDA Depth World Championship Kalamata Greece 2015 AIDA Depth World Championship Limassol Cyprus 2016 AIDA Pool World Championship Turku Finland 2017 AIDA Depth World Championship Roatan Honduras 2018 AIDA Pool World Championship Belgrade Serbia 2019 AIDA Depth World Championship Villefranche sur Mer France 2021 AIDA Depth World Championship Limassol CyprusQualifications and certifications editAIDA has a star system for grading its freediving certifications Freedive certifications AIDA 1 Star Freediver 8m CWT 1 15 STA 25m DYN AIDA 2 Star Freediver 12m 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 editAIDA recognized world records as of March 28 2022 4 Pool Disciplines edit The AIDA recognized pool disciplines are static apnea STA and three separate dynamic apnea disciplines Dynamic With Fins which is done with monofins usually but bifins are also allowed Dynamic With Bifins which uses bifins and Dynamic Without Fins does not allow fins to be used and divers usually use breast strokes and wall kicks for propulsions Discipline Gender Name Nationality Result DateStatic Apnea STA Male Stephane Mifsud nbsp France 11 35 2009 06 08Static Apnea STA Female Natalia Molchanova nbsp Russia 09 02 2013 06 21Dynamic With Fins DYN Male Mateusz Malina nbsp Poland 300m 2016 07 02Dynamic With Fins DYN Male Giorgos Panagiotakis nbsp Greece 300m 2016 07 02Dynamic With Fins DYN Female Magdalena Solich Talanda nbsp Poland 257m 2019 10 13Dynamic Without Fins DNF Male Mateusz Malina nbsp Poland 244m 2016 07 01Dynamic Without Fins DNF Female Magdalena Solich Talanda nbsp Poland 191m 2017 07 01Dynamic With Bifins DYNB Male Mateusz Malina nbsp Poland 250m 2019 10 13Dynamic With Bifins DYNB Female Mirela Kardasevic nbsp Croatia 208m 2019 03 07Sea Disciplines edit Discipline Gender Name Nationality Result DateConstant Weight CWT Male Alexey Molchanov nbsp Russia 130m 2018 07 18Constant Weight CWT Female Alenka Artnik nbsp Slovenia 114m 2020 07 11Constant Weight Without Fins CNF Male William Trubridge nbsp New Zealand 102m 2016 07 16Constant Weight Without Fins CNF Female Alessia Zecchini nbsp Italy 73m 2018 07 22Constant Weight With Bifins CWTB Male Alexey Molchanov nbsp Russia 115m 2021 09 23Constant Weight With Bifins CWTB Female Alessia Zecchini nbsp Italy 109m 2023 03 29Free Immersion FIM Male Mateusz Malina nbsp Poland 127m 2022 08 11Free Immersion FIM Female Fatima Konok nbsp Hungary 102m 2023 07 26Variable Weight VWT Male Walid Boudhaif nbsp Tunisia 150m 2021 01 17Variable Weight VWT Female Nanja Van Den Broek nbsp Netherlands 130m 2015 10 18No Limit NLT Male Herbert Nitsch nbsp Austria 214m 2007 06 09No Limit NLT Female Tanya Streeter nbsp United States 160m 2002 08 17See also edit nbsp Underwater diving portalAIDA Hellas National representative of AIDA International in Greece British Freediving Association British affiliate to AIDA International Confederation Mondiale des Activites Subaquatiques International organisation for underwater activitiesReferences edit AIDA Board and Assembly Members Associate Observers European Underwater Federation Archived from the original on 6 May 2021 Retrieved 16 December 2012 McKie N 2004 Freediving in cyberspace Journal of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society 34 101 3 Archived from the original on 2013 10 05 Retrieved 2013 10 05 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint unfit URL link AIDA International Rankings Retrieved 2022 03 28 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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