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...
