An Educational Weekend at the Freediving Forum 2021
The 2nd International Medical & Science Conference – also referred to as the Freediving Forum 2021 (FDF21) – took place from 3 to 5 December in Tarusa, Russia, under the auspices of AIDA.
Seventy freedivers attended this non-profit event aimed to provide the international freediving community with an opportunity to meet each other and share ideas on topics such as:
- Development of Freediving Community
- Medicine & Science in Freediving
- Depth Training
- Pool Training
- Safety Aspects of Freediving in a Challenging Environment
- Business of Freediving
- Yoga & Meditation
- Neuropsychology of Freediving
Each afternoon attendees participated in master classes presented by leading athletes and instructors. The speakers and trainers present were:
- Alexandr Dudov - Yoga and Meditation Instructor
- Alexey Molchanov - Multiple World Champion and World Record Holder
- Eugenia Karavan - Founder and CEO “DMGlobal,” Business Trainer
- Yulia Koniukhovskaia - Clinical Psychologist
- Alexandr Kostyshen - World Champion and World Record Holder
- Vitomir Marichcich - World Champion and World Record Holder
- Olga Markina - National Champion and Guinness Record Holder
- Andrey Matveenko - World Champion
- Oleg Melikhov - Medical & Science Officer, AIDA International
- Marina Romanova - Multiple National Champion
- Eugeny Sychev - Russian Freediving Team.
“The event was a great success, and we are looking forward to hosting the 3rd International Medical & Science Conference ub Rijeka, Croatia next year, COVID-19 measures permitting.” Said Oleg Melikhov, AIDA Medical & Science Officer.
Learn more about the FDF21 on the official website: freedivingforum.com