Artnik set her world record in the constant weight category, considered the most prestigious of eight disciplines recognized by AIDA, freediving’s governing body. In constant weight freediving ...

Archana Sankaranarayanan, India's deepest female freediver, breaks national records and inspires women to push boundaries in ...

Along with the thrills of freediving are serious risks of injury and sometimes even death. The Association Internationale pour le Développement de l’Apnée (AIDA) oversees competition and ...

who take part in contests around the world sanctioned by AIDA, the international freediving authority: Big lungs: In one study of 14 world championship freedivers, vital capacity—the maximal ...

Freediving is changing that. Freedivers compete in the AIDA Taiwanese Cup in the waters off Xiaoliuqiu. Teams face natural forces such as ocean currents, waves, and strong winds as they attempt to ...

Malaguti is a Canadian freediving record holder in the Aida Freediving World Cup, diving to -84 metres (-275 feet). The former geo-environmental engineer teaches freediving and spearfishing with ...

Yet interest in the sport continues to soar. The freediving body AIDA International certified 2,809 students in 2014 for passing their AIDA 2 course, often considered the first step in training.

A 46-year-old mother of twins was New Zealand’s sole representative at the AIDA Freediving World Championship in South Korea last month. Suzy Malseed (nee Osler), formerly of Gisborne ...

THERE’S a saying among freedivers that they are all lousy swimmers. While swimmers move fast in water, freedivers – those who dive underwater without breathing apparatus – do quite the ...