by Pim Vermeulen | Dec 27, 2025 | Courses, Events, Food, Immersion, Judging, Pim Vermeulen, Seminar, Travel
Immersion Freediving, in collaboration with Enzo Zhao, proudly hosted its third AIDA Junior Judge Course (pool and depth disciplines) in China. The last course took place in Xiamen, made possible with the invaluable support of local organizer Yang, founder of Wave...
by Pim Vermeulen | Dec 25, 2025 | Courses, Events, Food, Immersion, Judging, Pim Vermeulen, Seminar, Travel
Immersion Freediving, in collaboration with Enzo Zhao, proudly hosted our 1st AIDA Junior Judge courses (pool and depth disciplines) in China. Our base for the first 2 courses was in Guangzhou, where we had help from local organizer Hailing (Seal) Chen and support...
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 | 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...
