by Pim Vermeulen | Dec 11, 2025 | Courses, Events, Food, Immersion, Judging, Pim Vermeulen, Seminar, Travel
Immersion Freediving, in collaboration with Hyein Seo, proudly hosted our 18th AIDA Junior Judge Course (pool and depth disciplines) in South Korea. Our base was in Seoul, home to AIRE Freediving, founded by Hyein Seo. This course was a great success, marked by...
by Pim Vermeulen | Nov 21, 2025 | Aruna Yamashita, Competition, Events, Immersion, Judging, Pim Vermeulen, Safety, Travel, Uncategorized
The Freedive Places’ Waleed Ghatas, in cooperation with EDLF brought competition spirit back to Blue Hole, Dahab with a CMAS depth event. Immersion was fully present—Pim as main commissioner, and Aruna as second commissioner and as safety advisor. This was the...
by Pim Vermeulen | Sep 12, 2025 | Competition, Immersion, Team
Only One Freedive Center brought competition spirit back to Sharm El Sheikh with a 10-day AIDA Depth event. Immersion was fully present—Pim as main judge and co-organizer, and Aruna as safety freediver in the water. Fourteen athletes—eight men and six women—stepped up...
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....
