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| Abbreviation | AIDA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1992 |
| Type | Sports Federation |
| Headquarters | Geneve, Switzerland |
Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | French,English |
President | Saša Jeremić[1] |
| Affiliations | EUF[2] |
| Website | http://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 asfreediving.[3] 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.
AIDA was founded on November 2, 1992, inNice, 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.
History of AIDA World Championships:
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
AIDA recognized world records as of February 02, 2026.[5]
The AIDA recognized pool disciplines arestatic apnea (STA) and three separatedynamic apnea disciplines. Dynamic With Fins (DYN) which is done withmonofins usually but bifins are also allowed, Dynamic With Bifins (DYNB) which usesbifins, and Dynamic Without Fins (DNF) does not allow fins to be used and divers usually usebreast strokes and wall-kicks for propulsions.[6]
| 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 |
| 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) | Male | Herbert Nitsch |  Austria | 214m | 2007-06-09 |
| No Limit (NLT) | Female | Tanya Streeter |  United States | 160m | 2002-08-17 |
