AIDA International

AIDA is the International Association for Development of Apnea.

Apnea in this case is known as freediving

AIDA is primarily the rule and record keeping body for competitive breath holding events.

It aims to set standards for safety and comparability of record attempts

AIDA International is the parent organization for national clubs of the same name

website: http://www.aida-international.org/

History

November 2, 1992: Roland SPECKER, France, founded International Association for the Development of Apnea, and become the first President.
October 1996: First AIDA World Championship competition in Cannes, France
1997 National clubs form
1999 Sébastien NAGEL, Switzerland, replace Roland SPECKER as the President
2005 Bill STRÖMBRG, Sweden, replace Sébastien NAGEL as the President

Records

Here are the AIDA recognized records as of Jan 12, 2008

Constant Weight Without Fins (CNF)

Men

86 m
Name: William Trubridge
Date: 2008-04
Place: Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island Bahamas

Women

57 m
Name: Natalia Avseenko
Date: 2008-04
Place: Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island Bahamas

Constant Weight (CWT)

Men

112 m
Name: Herbert NITSCH
Date: 2007-11-01
Place: Sharm, Egypt

Women

90 m
Name: Sara CAMPBELL
Date: 2007-10-20
Place: Dahab, Egypt

Dynamic Without Fins (DNF)

Men

186 m
Name: Stig Aavall SEVERINSEN
Date: 2007-07-07
Place: Maribor, Slovenia

Women

149 m
Name: Natalia MOLCHANOVA
Date: 2007-07-07
Place: Maribor, Slovenia

Dynamic With Fins (DYN)

Men

244 m
Name: Dave MULLINS
Date: 2007-09-23
Place: Wellinton, NZL

Women

205 m
Name: Natalia MOLCHANOVA
Date: 2007-07-05
Place: Maribor, Slovenia

Static Apnea (STA)

Men

9 min 08 sec
Name: Tom SIETAS
Date: 2007-05-01
Place: Hamburg, Germany

Women

8 min 00 sec
Name: Natalia MOLCHANOVA
Date: 2007-07-06
Place: Maribor, Slovenia

Free Immersion (FIM)

Men

108 m
Name: William Trubridge
Date: 2008-04
Place: Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island Bahamas

Women

81 m
Name: Sara CAMPBELL
Date: 2007-10-19
Place: Dahab, Egypt

Variable Weight (VWT)

Men

140 m
Name: Carlos COSTE
Date: 2006-05-09
Place: Sharm, Egypt

Women

122 m
Name: Tanya STREETER
Date: 2003-07-19
Place: Turks and Caicos

No Limit (NLT)

Men

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

Women

160 m
Name: Tanya STREETER
Date: 2002-08-17
Place: Turks and Caicos