Event Details

COPA AIDA DELPHINUS 2016

COPA AIDA DELPHINUS 2016

Start date: 2016-11-20
End date: 2016-11-26
Location: Taganga, Santa Marta, Colombia
Event Type: Depth Competition
Organizer: Carlos Correa
Additional info: Opening event with a brief competition for the children of the community of Santa Marta in order to promote Freediving as a sport.
Disciplines: CWT CNF FIM
Safety Qualifications: Team of six experienced safety divers, one chief of logistics, one medical officer, two paramedics, one fully equipped ambulance on hold, speedboat provided by coastguard, four coastguard officers, staff and volunteers
Safety plan: In case of an emergency and a necessary immediate evac of a victim, the Coast Guard support boat will be ready to transport the victim straight to the shore (ETA 4 minutes) and to the ambulance where the paramedics from the “Defensa Civil” will be ready to take action, once notified via radio directly from the competition zone. Two paramedics from the FCV (Fundacion Cardio Vascular) will be at the competition zone during all of the event in order to provide immediate medical assistance while being evac to the shore. Once there the victim will receive specialized medical attention at the ambulance while moved to the nearest hospital (aprox. 10 min car drive).
Maximum depth: 70m
Main Judge: Daniel Arias Cordova
Other Jury Members: Jaime Fernando Moreno Sanchez
Assistant Judges: Esteban Darhanpe