AIDA Competition Safety Freediver Courses Available at One Breath Freediving!

AIDA is excited to announce a brand-new safety training program developed jointly with Vertical Blue! ​
AIDA Competition Safety Freediver by Vertical Blue Professional Safety Freediver® is the most comprehensive safety program available, comprising over 30 years of high level competition experience. The goal of this program is to standardise safety protocols for all AIDA competitions and set an example for freediving safety worldwide. 

The AIDA Competition Safety Freediver course will allow prospective safety diving students to specialise in both pool and depth competitions and earn different certifications, enabling them to take part in a variety of AIDA events. 

Specialties include: 

• Pool Competition Safety Freediver – All AIDA pool competitions
• Depth Competition Safety Freediver - AIDA depth competitions limited to a depth of 80m maximum
• Advanced Depth Competition Safety Freediver – All AIDA competitions at unlimited depth

The Advanced Depth Competition Safety Diver course will be taught by a select number of experienced safety trainers. The standard Pool Competition Safety Diver and Depth Competition Safety Diver courses can be taught by any AIDA Instructor with active judge status. 

In conjunction with this new program, AIDA is rolling out a new experience point system for AIDA Safety Divers, following the well-established model for AIDA Judges. This will create objective measures and make it easier to select safety teams for AIDA competitions worldwide. 
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For more information go HERE

By David Watson, Owner, Founder & Head Instructor / AIDA Instructor Trainer at One Breath Freediving ​