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 | 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...