Event Details
Aida Freediving World Cup September
Aida Freediving World Cup September
World record status
Start date:
2024-09-19
End date:
2024-09-26
Location:
Freediving World Apnea Center, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
Event Type:
Depth Competition
Organizer:
Pim Vermeulen
Additional info:
Competition entrance fee is €500
Cost for training week is €200
Maximum number of athletes 50, with less than 35 athletes we one platform, otherwise two platforms
Water temperature at the surface 33C
Program FDW Cup;
- Training week, September 12th - 17th
- Pre competition meeting, September 18th (registration, lanyard check, opening ceremony)
- AIDA FREEDIVING WORLD CUP, Day 1 - September 19th
- AIDA FREEDIVING WORLD CUP, Day 2 - September 20th
- AIDA FREEDIVING WORLD CUP, restday - September 21tst
- AIDA FREEDIVING WORLD CUP, Day 3 - September 22nd
- AIDA FREEDIVING WORLD CUP, Day 4 - September 23rd
- AIDA FREEDIVING WORLD CUP, rest day - September 24th
- AIDA FREEDIVING WORLD CUP, Day 5 - September 25th
- AIDA FREEDIVING WORLD CUP, Day 6 - September 26th
- Closing and price ceremony, September 26th
Disciplines:
CWT CWTB CNF FIM
Safety Qualifications:
All safeties are freediving instructors or assistant instructors, safeties are also AIDA/VB safety freediver. The head of safety (Karim Osama) is a professional safety freediver, and is head of operations at FDW.
Safety plan:
Platform (1 or 2, depending no. athletes) with counter ballast and sonar. Each competition line has 3 safety freedivers and 1 backup freediver. The deepest safety freediver with have DPV (underwater scooter). Per competition line there will be 3 warmup boys and 2 safety freedivers. The medic will be on the platform with all emergency equipment. Emergency O2 is available on the platform with multiple units (freeflow, on-demand, purge). Decompression O2 is available at surface and at depth (5m), at least 2 deco-station will be installed. The no.1 and no.2 safety freedivers will do daily decompression after their shift.
Maximum depth:
140m
Main Judge:
Catherine Crossland
Other Jury Members:
Pim Vermeulen
Assistant Judges:
Ahmed Korany, Gennifer Morris
Performance Safeties:
Karim Osama, Aruna Yamashita, Ashraf Ehab
Warm-Up Safeties:
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