The eighth and final day of the 31st AIDA Freediving World Championships concluded in Limassol, Cyprus today - 29 September 2023. Early in the morning, Alexey Molchanov (INT) completed his 136m AIDA World Record attempt successfully to secure yet another world record in CWT. Highlights from the day included four new AIDA National Records: The rankings for the day: At the conclusion of the 31st AIDA Freediving World Championship, we also finalized the overall rankings for the competition. Women’s Overall Rankings: Men's Overall Rankings:
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31st AIDA Freediving World Championship
The seventh day of the 31st AIDA Freediving World Championship took place in Limassol, Cyprus on 27 September 2023. Today was women’s constant weight (CWT). In this discipline, the divers use either a monofin or bifins to descend and ascend. The conditions were not perfect, leaving athletes to compete against a strong current. Highlight for today include five new AIDA National Records: The rankings for the day:
The sixth day of the 31st AIDA Freediving World Championship finished in Limassol on 26 September 2023. Highlights for today include: Nine new AIDA National Records: One new AIDA World Record: The rankings for the day:
The fifth day of the 31st AIDA Freediving World Championship took place in Limassol, Cyprus on 26 September 2023. Highlights of the day included five successful AIDA National Records: The rankings for the day:
The fourth day of the 31st AIDA Freediving World Championships finished today, 24 September 2023, in Limassol, Cyprus. Today was the men’s constant weight bifins (CWTB). In total, 41 men competed in the event. Again, we had near-perfect conditions with a flat sea and only a little bit of current at the end of the situation. Since CWTB became an official AIDA discipline in 2019, the world record has been a back-and-forth battle between Alexey Molchanov and Jerald Arnaud. However, today, Molchanov dove uncontested and successfully reached 123m, setting a new AIDA World Record in CWTB, pending doping test. Other highlights of the day included seven new AIDA National Records: The rankings for the day: Looking forward to the women’s Free Immersion (FIM) competition on 26 September.
The third day of the 31st AIDA Freediving World Championships has just finished in Limassol on 23 September 2023. Today was the women’s constant weight bifins (CWTB). This is the newest discipline for AIDA, debuting in 2019. In total, 37 women competed in the event. Highlights from the day included: Nine AIDA National Records Two AIDA Continental Records The rankings for the day: Looking forward to the men’s CWTB competition tomorrow!
In total, 38 men competed in the CNF event. Highlights from the day included three AIDA National Records The official rankings for the day:
In total, 31 women competed in the event. The conditions were excellent, with a flat sea and no current. Highlights from the day included five national records set by: With the final rankings for the day: