by Pim Vermeulen | May 1, 2026 | Coaching, Competition, Courses, Events, Immersion, Judging, Pim Vermeulen, Travel
Immersion Freediving, in partnership with Lawom Freediving, successfully hosted the second AIDA Junior Judge Course in the Philippines, covering both pool and depth disciplines. This edition was particularly memorable, as our team also officiated two AIDA World Record...
by Pim Vermeulen | Apr 3, 2026 | Aruna Yamashita, Competition, Events, Immersion, Judging, Pim Vermeulen, Safety, Team
Pim Vermeulen has long championed the unique excitement and camaraderie of AIDA team competitions. Inspired by this vision, Immersion, together with several of our students, organized the inaugural Sinai Freediving Cup at the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026—a...
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 | 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 | 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...
