Event Details

AIDA Sydney Freediving Festival Psytidal Edition

AIDA Sydney Freediving Festival Psytidal Edition

Start date: 2025-03-29
End date: 2025-03-30
Location: Knox Grammar Aquatic Centre, Wahroonga, Australia
Event Type: Pool Competition
Organizer: Adam Bryant
Additional info: -
Disciplines: DYNB DYN DNF
Safety Qualifications: Safety divers will have the minimum qualifications of certified freediver and will have attended a competition training night prior to the event.
50m Competition lanes will have 1x safety diver per 25m, 4 per lane so that they can rotate.
25m Lanes will also have 2x safety divers in the water.
An additional safety diver will be on standby for the warm up lane.
Safety plan: Medical team will consist of Qualified medic, with 2x O2 Bottles per competition lane along with full first aid kit.
Facility lifeguard staff are also on standby to assist, with back up O2 and AED if required.
Competition Medical station will be set up at the pool deck next to the registration area.
Judges will signal medic in the event of a hypoxic event, in the case of multiple events the competition will be paused until patients are ok and the Judges and Medic are free for the next athletes.
In the case of a serious event, patients will be transported to Hornsby Hospital 3km away or Ambulance will be called at the discretion of Medic.
Medical events manageable by medic
- Loss of consciousness with quick recovery
- Minor bleeding
- Small wounds
Medical events not manageable by medic
- Electrocution
- Loss of consciousness with no recovery
- Major bleeding
- Large wounds
- Traffic Incidents
Organiser to contact and notify the venue of any incidents and person delegated by medic to contact emergency services (000) if required.
Pool size: 50m
Maximum pool depth: 2m
Minimum pool depth: 1.8m
Main Judge: Paola Seow
Assistant Judges: -
Performance Safeties: -
Warm-Up Safeties: -