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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.
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| Abbreviation | AIDA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1992 |
| Type | Sports Federation |
| Headquarters | Geneve, Switzerland |
Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | French, English |
President | Alexandru Russu[1] |
| Affiliations | EUF[2] |
| Website | http://www.aidainternational.org |
HistoryEdit
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:
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
- 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, Greece
IndividualEdit
- 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, Cyprus
Qualifications and certificationsEdit
AIDA 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.
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.
| Discipline | Gender | Name | Nationality | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Static Apnea (STA) | Male | Stéphane Mifsud |  France
|
11:35 | 2009-06-08 |
| Static Apnea (STA) | Female | Natalia Molchanova |  Russia
|
09:02 | 2013-06-21 |
| Dynamic With Fins (DYN) | Male | Mateusz Malina |  Poland
|
300m | 2016-07-02 |
| Dynamic With Fins (DYN) | Male | Giorgos Panagiotakis |  Greece
|
300m | 2016-07-02 |
| Dynamic With Fins (DYN) | Female | Magdalena Solich-Talanda | Poland
|
257m | 2019-10-13 |
| Dynamic Without Fins (DNF) | Male | Mateusz Malina | Poland
|
244m | 2016-07-01 |
| Dynamic Without Fins (DNF) | Female | Magdalena Solich-Talanda | Poland
|
191m | 2017-07-01 |
| Dynamic With Bifins (DYNB) | Male | Mateusz Malina | Poland
|
250m | 2019-10-13 |
| Dynamic With Bifins (DYNB) | Female | Mirela Kardašević |  Croatia
|
208m | 2019-03-07 |
Sea DisciplinesEdit
| Discipline | Gender | Name | Nationality | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constant Weight (CWT) | Male | Alexey Molchanov | Russia
|
130m | 2018-07-18 |
| Constant Weight (CWT) | Female | Alenka Artnik |  Slovenia
|
114m | 2020-07-11 |
| Constant Weight Without Fins (CNF) | Male | William Trubridge |  New Zealand
|
102m | 2016-07-16 |
| Constant Weight Without Fins (CNF) | Female | Alessia Zecchini |  Italy
|
73m | 2018-07-22 |
| Constant Weight With Bifins (CWTB) | Male | Alexey Molchanov | Russia
|
115m | 2021-09-23 |
| Constant Weight With Bifins (CWTB) | Female | Jennifer Wendland |  Germany
|
93m | 2021-07-02 |
| Free Immersion (FIM) | Male | Mateusz Malina | Poland
|
127m | 2022-08-11 |
| Free Immersion (FIM) | Female | Alessia Zecchini | Italy
|
98m | 2019-10-16 |
| Variable Weight (VWT) | Male | Walid Boudhaif |  Tunisia
|
150m | 2021-01-17 |
| Variable Weight (VWT) | Female | Nanja Van Den Broek |  Netherlands
|
130m | 2015-10-18 |
| No Limit (NLT) | Male | Herbert Nitsch |  Austria
|
214m | 2007-06-09 |
| No Limit (NLT) | Female | Tanya Streeter |  United States
|
160m | 2002-08-17 |
See alsoEdit
- AIDA Hellas – National representative of AIDA International in Greece
- British Freediving Association – British affiliate to AIDA International
- Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques – International organisation for underwater activities
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "AIDA | Board and Assembly Members".
- ^ "Associate/Observers". European Underwater Federation. 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.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "AIDA International Rankings". Retrieved 2022-03-28.