AIDA International

Association Internationale pour le Développement de l'Apnée
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AIDA International
AbbreviationAIDA
Formation1992
TypeSports Federation
HeadquartersGeneve, Switzerland
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
French, English
President
Saša Jeremić
AffiliationsEUF
Websitehttp://www.aidainternational.org

Association Internationale pour le Développement de l'Apnée (AIDA) (English: International Association for the Development of Apnea) is a worldwide rule- and record-keeping body for competitive breath holding events, also known as freediving. It sets standards for safety, comparability of Official World Record attempts and freedive education. AIDA International is the parent organization for national clubs of the same name. AIDA World Championships are periodically held.

History

AIDA was founded on November 2, 1992, in Nice, France, by Frenchmen Roland Specker, Loïc Leferme and Claude Chapuis, with Specker as its first president. The AIDA Competitions started to take form in 1993. National clubs begin to form over all Europe in 1994–1995. AIDA became AIDA International in 1999.

AIDA World Championships

History of AIDA World Championships:

Team

Individual

Qualifications and certifications

AIDA has a star system for grading its freediving certifications:

Freedive certifications

Speciality certifications

AIDA has 3 levels of Instructor qualifications and certifications:

Instructor certifications

Records

AIDA recognized world records as of February 02, 2026.

Pool Disciplines

The AIDA recognized pool disciplines are static apnea (STA) and three separate dynamic apnea disciplines. Dynamic With Fins (DYN) which is done with monofins usually but bifins are also allowed, Dynamic With Bifins (DYNB) which uses bifins, and Dynamic Without Fins (DNF) does not allow fins to be used and divers usually use breast strokes and wall-kicks for propulsions.

Discipline Gender Name Nationality Result Date
Static Apnea (STA) Male Stéphane Mifsud  France 11:35 2009-06-08
Static Apnea (STA) Female Heike Schwerdtner  Germany 09:22 2025-05-04
Dynamic With Fins (DYN) Male Ming Jin (William Joy)  China 319m 2025-11-09
Dynamic With Fins (DYN) Female Zsófia Törőcsik  Hungary 280m 2025-7-02
Dynamic Without Fins (DNF) Male Mateusz Malina  Poland 250m 2022-05-01
Dynamic Without Fins (DNF) Female Julia Kozerska  Poland 213m 2023-06-13
Dynamic With Bifins (DYNB) Male Guillaume Bourdila  France 298m 2025-06-28
Dynamic With Bifins (DYNB) Female Zsófia Törőcsik  Hungary 259m 2025-06-28

Sea Disciplines

Discipline Gender Name Nationality Result Date
Constant Weight (CWT) Male Alexey Molchanov 136m 2023-09-29
Constant Weight (CWT) Female Alessia Zecchini  Italy 123m 2023-05-24
Constant Weight Without Fins (CNF) Male Petar Klovar  Croatia 103m 2025-05-26
Constant Weight Without Fins (CNF) Female Kateryna Sadurska  Ukraine 86m 2025-11-23
Constant Weight With Bifins (CWTB) Male Alexey Molchanov 127m 2025-12-01
Constant Weight With Bifins (CWTB) Female Alenka Artnik  Slovenia 111m 2023-07-30
Free Immersion (FIM) Male Petar Klovar  Croatia 135m 2023-09-27
Free Immersion (FIM) Female Sanda Delija  Croatia 103m 2025-05-04
Variable Weight (VWT) Male Alexey Molchanov 156m 2023-03-28
Variable Weight (VWT) Female Nanja Van Den Broek  Netherlands 130m 2015-10-18
No Limit (NLT) (no longer recognized) Male Herbert Nitsch  Austria 214m 2007-06-09
No Limit (NLT) (no longer recognized) Female Tanya Streeter  United States 160m 2002-08-17

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AIDA | Board and Assembly Members".
  2. ↑ "Associate/Observers". European Underwater Federation. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. ↑ McKie, N (2004). "Freediving in cyberspace". Journal of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society. 34: 101–3. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "AIDA 32nd AIDA Freediving World Championship, Kaunas". Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "AIDA International Rankings". Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  6. ↑ "Competition Rules and Regulations (Version 17.6)" (PDF). April 2024.