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[edit] AIDA International
AIDA is the International Association for Development of Apnea.
Apnea in this case is known as freediving
AIDA is primarily the rule and record keeping body for competitive breath holding events.
It aims to set standards for safety and comparability of record attempts
AIDA International is the parent organization for national clubs of the same name
website: http://www.aida-international.org/
[edit] History
- November 2, 1992: Roland SPECKER, France, founded International Association for the Development of Apnea, and become the first President.
- October 1996: First AIDA World Championship competition in Cannes, France
- 1997 National clubs form
- 1999 Sébastien NAGEL, Switzerland, replace Roland SPECKER as the President
- 2005 Bill STRÖMBRG, Sweden, replace Sébastien NAGEL as the President
[edit] Records
Here are the AIDA recognized records as of Jan 12, 2008
[edit] Constant Weight Without Fins (CNF)
Men
- 86 m
- Name: William Trubridge
- Date: 2008-04
- Place: Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island Bahamas
Women
- 57 m
- Name: Natalia Avseenko
- Date: 2008-04
- Place: Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island Bahamas
[edit] Constant Weight (CWT)
Men
- 112 m
- Name: Herbert NITSCH
- Date: 2007-11-01
- Place: Sharm, Egypt
Women
- 90 m
- Name: Sara CAMPBELL
- Date: 2007-10-20
- Place: Dahab, Egypt
[edit] Dynamic Without Fins (DNF)
Men
- 186 m
- Name: Stig Aavall SEVERINSEN
- Date: 2007-07-07
- Place: Maribor, Slovenia
Women
- 149 m
- Name: Natalia MOLCHANOVA
- Date: 2007-07-07
- Place: Maribor, Slovenia
[edit] Dynamic With Fins (DYN)
Men
- 244 m
- Name: Dave MULLINS
- Date: 2007-09-23
- Place: Wellinton, NZL
Women
- 205 m
- Name: Natalia MOLCHANOVA
- Date: 2007-07-05
- Place: Maribor, Slovenia
[edit] Static Apnea (STA)
Men
- 9 min 08 sec
- Name: Tom SIETAS
- Date: 2007-05-01
- Place: Hamburg, Germany
Women
- 8 min 00 sec
- Name: Natalia MOLCHANOVA
- Date: 2007-07-06
- Place: Maribor, Slovenia
[edit] Free Immersion (FIM)
Men
- 108 m
- Name: William Trubridge
- Date: 2008-04
- Place: Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island Bahamas
Women
- 81 m
- Name: Sara CAMPBELL
- Date: 2007-10-19
- Place: Dahab, Egypt
[edit] Variable Weight (VWT)
Men
- 140 m
- Name: Carlos COSTE
- Date: 2006-05-09
- Place: Sharm, Egypt
Women
- 122 m
- Name: Tanya STREETER
- Date: 2003-07-19
- Place: Turks and Caicos
[edit] No Limit (NLT)
Men
- 214 m
- Name: Herbert NITSCH
- Date: 2007-06-14
- Place: Spetses, Greece
Women
- 160 m
- Name: Tanya STREETER
- Date: 2002-08-17
- Place: Turks and Caicos
