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The History of Freediving Freediving is as ancient an activity as humanity itself. More than any other sport, freediving is based on old subconscious reflexes written in the Homo Sapiens genome.. For the first 9 months of their lives, humans exist in an aquatic environment very similar to seawater. If an infant is submerged under water, it instinctively holds its breath for up to 40 seconds while swimming breaststrokes, or though we seem to lose this ability as soon as we commence walking. Waking up these reflexes is one of the most important elements of freediving, thus giving humans better abilities to be protected at large depths.

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  • The May Aida Board meeting addressed a difficult and emotional issue. A report from the investigation into the “Ruler of the Deep” competition was presented by a workgroup led by Sports Officer Pim Vermeulen. The other members of the group are; Robert ...
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    May 13, 2010
  • The AIDA Executive Board has reviewed a report from a group of high-level judges, and has taken certain actions relating the "Rulers of the Deep"competition held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in September 2009, at which Natalia Molchanova was awarded two worl ...
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    May 11, 2010
  • Herbert Nitsch (Austria) and William Trubridge (New Zealand) showed that they are in control of the world records in the three depth disciplines, after beating their own and each others records several times in an event in the Bahamas. Herbert Nitsch ...
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    April 25, 2010
  • Herbert Nitsch (Austria) and William Trubridge (New Zealand) showed that they are in control of the depth records. Herbert did 114 meters in the Free Immersion discipline (pull yourself down and up along a rope). Herbert moved the record two meters dee ...
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    April 20, 2010
  • Kimmo Lahtinen, Board President, stated that despite the fact that the situation at the beginning of the year was challenging; progress has been made on many fronts. Monthly meetings have been established and new meeting tools enacted. The statutes and di ...
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    April 14, 2010

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AIDA International

Association Internationale pour le Développement de l'Apnée

AIDA is the Worldwide Federation for breath-hold diving, established in 1992 which manages and oversees the recognition of records, organises competitions, and sets the standards for freedive education. Since 1993, AIDA International has officiated 222 Official World Records.

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