by Pim Vermeulen | Oct 6, 2025 | Aruna Yamashita, Competition, Events, Immersion, Safety, Travel
AIDA hosted its 35th Freediving World Championships in Limassol, Cyprus — marking the third time in AIDA’s history that the city has welcomed the event. The previous editions took place in 2021 and 2023, and like those, the 2025 championship focused on individual...
by Pim Vermeulen | Aug 12, 2025 | Events, Immersion, Safety, Seminar, Team, Travel
August 3rd & 5th: Aruna hosted two freediving safety management seminars, focused on raising awareness and preventing accidents in the sport. The idea was sparked by recent incidents in the Japanese freediving community, leading to the formation of a study group...
by Aruna Yamashita | Jul 9, 2025 | Courses, Immersion, Team, Travel
Immersion Freediving successfully held our third AIDA Junior Judge Course (pool and depth) in Japan. This course was particularly special, as it was fully organized by Aruna Yamashita, who also handled all translations throughout the event. The course was intensive,...
by Pim Vermeulen | Jul 4, 2025 | Competition, Events, Immersion, Judging, Team, Travel
AIDA held its 34th Freediving World Championships in Wakayama, Japan—marking only the second time in AIDA’s history that the World Championships have been hosted in Japan. The first took place in Okinawa in 2010 as a team competition. This time, the 34th AIDA Pool...
by Pim Vermeulen | Jun 19, 2025 | Courses, Immersion, Travel
Immersion Freediving, in collaboration with DPer Freediving, proudly hosted our 17th AIDA Junior Judge Course (pool and depth disciplines) in South Korea. This edition was particularly special, as we were joined by Aruna Yamashita on the beautiful island of Jeju-do....
by Pim Vermeulen | Feb 16, 2025 | Courses, Immersion, Travel
Dahab Freedivers, in collaboration with Immersion Freediving, successfully conducted an AIDA Junior Judge Course (pool and depth) alongside our friends at Dahab Freedivers. The course was both intensive and enjoyable, thanks to an exceptional group of students. Over...
