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Aida International AIDA International is the Worldwide Federation for breath-hold diving. An assembly for freedivers; competiton, education, and community.
Aida International AIDA International is a non profit organisation that was founded in 1992 to further the development of freediving. Over the years AIDA International have defined disciplines in freediving and recognise and authenticate world records achieved in these disciplines.
Aida International AIDA International is made up of world class freedivers who are passionate about the sport of freediving. The AIDA International high standard and quality education programme that incorporates the knowledge and experience of world class freedivers, dive professionals and scientists is recognised world wide.

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  • Natalia Molchanova Re-Claims CNF World Record
    May 8,2012. To celebrate her birthday , Natalia Molchanova (RUS) dove to 66 meters without fins in a time of 3:30. The dive took place in the Red Sea, Dahab , Egypt on the opening day of the Russian Open Freedive Competition. Natalia had previously held the record at 62 meters which was surpassed earlier [...]
  • New World Record Women’s Constant No-Fins
    May 4, 2012 The beautiful, warm, clear, waters of the Cayman Islands, was the site of a 63 meter no-fins record dive for Ashley Futral Chapman (USA) in a time of 3:01. Ashley is an instructor for Performance Freedive International and hails from North Carolina. She had been successfully making the depth in training in [...]
  • Action to Recover Misappropriated Funds
    As some of you may now have heard, the current AIDA Board has recently learned that a previous Board member may have misappropriated AIDA funds for personal purposes. AIDA has now filed a legal complaint for restitution of such funds. As AIDA is currently involved in litigation on this matter, the AIDA Board will make [...]
  • April Board Meeting
    The Aida International Board had a meeting via Skype conference call on April 21, 2012. The Board voted to appoint Ute Gessmann as President of the Jury at the 2012 AIDA Team World Championships, and to appoint Robert King as Vice President of the Jury. The Board also voted to approve a request by the [...]
  • Important : Change to email addresses for all inquiries
    NOTICE: In order to better serve and respond to questions and issues we have created new email addresses for inquiries to AIDA. Please note that all inquiries on the following subjects should be sent to the indicated email address; inquiries to other email addresses on these subjects will not be forwarded or answered. STUDENT INQUIRIES: [...]
 

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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. AIDA manages and oversees the recognition of records, organises competitions, and sets the standards for freedive education. Since 1993, AIDA International has officiated 230 Official World Records.

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