29th AIDA World Championship Begins in 1 Week!

Next week, the International Association for the Development of Apnea (AIDA) is hosting its 29th AIDA World Championship in the association’s 30-year history. The competition will welcome freedivers from around the world to Roatan, Honduras from 15-25 August. 

Over ten days, athletes will train and compete in four depth disciplines: 

⦁    Constant Weight (CWT): The freediver descends and ascends attempting to reach a targeted depth by swimming with fins/monofin and/or their arms. Propulsion aids other than fins/monofin are prohibited. 

• Current Men’s World Record: 130m – Alexey Molchanov (Russia)
• Current Women’s World Record: 114m –  Alenka Artnik (Slovenia)

⦁    Constant No Fins (CNF): The freediver descends and ascends attempting to reach a targeted depth using only their arms and legs. Propulsion aids and/or pulling on the rope are prohibited. 

• Current Men’s World Record: 102m –     William Trubridge (New Zealand)
• Current Women’s World Record: 73m –     Alessia  Zecchini (Italy)

⦁    Constant Weight Bifins (CWTB): The freediver descends and ascends attempting to reach a targeted depth by swimming with bifins and/or their arms. Propulsion aids other than bifins are prohibited. 

• Current Men’s World Record: 117m – Arnaud Jerald(France) 
• Current Women’s World Record: 96m –  Alice Modolo(France)

⦁    Free Immersion (FIM): The freediver descends and ascends attempting to reach a targeted depth by pulling on the rope. Propulsion aids are prohibited. 

• Current Men’s World Record: 125m – Alexey Molchanov (Russia)
• Current Women’s World Record: 98m – Alessia  Zecchini (Italy)

The featured sponsors at this year’s world championship are Double K and ATMOS..

Good weather is expected during the competition, as well as crystal clear waters with a predicted temperature of 30C and no thermocline.

The competition will be streamed live on AIDA’s YouTube Channel starting on 17 August. 
The complete schedule of events, start lists and results can be found on the official AIDA Depth World Championship Roatan 2022 website. 
 
Find the complete list of AIDA Official World Records here. 
Find video replays of past AIDA World Championships here. 

About AIDA
Created in 1992, the International Association for the Development of Apnea (AIDA) is an international freediving federation based in Switzerland. AIDA is dedicated to the development of freediving through both competition and education, and is the federation of all freediving nations, bringing together over 40 countries. AIDA has officiated over 25 freediving World Championships and more than 300 freediving world records.