AIDA International
Appearance
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: 2008-04-10
- Place: Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island Bahamas
Women
- 60 m
- Name: Natalia MOLCHANOVA
- Date: 2008-06-12
- Place: Dahab, Eygpt
Constant Weight (CWT)
Men
- 113 m
- Name: Guillaume Néry
- Date: 2008-07-03
- Place: Villefranche-sur-mer, France
Women
- 95 m
- Name: Natalia MOLCHANOVA
- Date: 2008-07-25
- Place: Crete, Greece
Dynamic Without Fins (DNF)
Men
- 213 m
- Name: Tom SIETAS
- Date: 2008-07-02
- Place: Hamburg, Germany
Women
- 151 m
- Name: Kathryn Mc PHEE
- Date: 2008-08-09
- Place: Wellington, New Zealand
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
- 10 min 12 sec
- Name: Tom SIETAS
- Date: 2008-06-07
- Place: Athens, Greece
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: 2008-04-11
- Place: Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island Bahamas
Women
- 82 m
- Name: Natalia Molchanova
- Date: 2008-06-10
- 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