AIDA Pool Competition Safety Freediver Course

To enroll in this course, an individual must:

• Be at least 18 years old
• Have completed the AIDA Medical Form
• Have completed the AIDA Liability Release Form
• Have an AIDA2 pool freediving certification or equivalent
• Be willing to work in a team and have satisfactory communication skills
• Have previous AIDA competition experience (as an athlete, judge or organizer)
• Fulfil the following physical requirements:
  • 100m surface swim in less than 1:45 (no equipment)
  • 100m surface swim in less than 1:30 (with equipment)
  • 50m surface sprint using fins and floating board in less than 35” (50m pool).
  • 50m DYNB
  • 8x25m DYNB at fast pace, 15” recovery
  • 30” STA at the bottom of the pool (1m-3m)

• Pool session 1 – Physical prerequisites (1.5h)
• Theory 1 (2h)
  • Introduction (1h)
    • Introduction to the course
    • AIDA competitions
    • Pool competitions setup
  • Roles and responsibilities of the safety team (1h)
• Theory 2 (1.5h)
  • Pathologies and complications in pool disciplines (0.5h)
  • Rescue procedures for pool competitions (1h)
• Pool session 2 – STA rescue scenarios (1.5h)
  • Assistance and rescue during STA performances (team/solo, different types of blackouts and LMCs), including athlete’s extraction (handoff to the medical team)
• Theory 3 (1.5h)
  • Code of conduct & recommendations (0.5h)
  • Video analysis (statics): real scenarios and student videos recorded during simulated practice (1h)
• Pool session 3 – DYN rescue scenarios (1.5h)
  • Surface swimming technique while assisting a DYN performance
  • Demonstrate ability to not disrupt the athlete’s performance, minimize turbulences while finning as well as keeping visual of the judges
  • Assistance and rescue during a DYN performance (team/solo), with simulation of both surface and underwater rescues scenarios (different types of blackouts and LMCs), including towing to the pool side and athlete’s extraction (handoff to the medical team)
• Theory 4 (2.5h)
  • Video analysis (dynamics): competition videos and student videos recorded during simulated practice (1h)
  • Theory exam + Q&A (1.5h)

• Demonstrate proper surface swimming technique while assisting a DYN performance
• Demonstrate ability to not disrupt the athlete’s performance, minimize turbulences while finning as well as keeping visual of the judges
• Demonstrate satisfactory DYN rescues
• Demonstrate satisfactory STA rescues
• Ability to manage stress
• Pass the theory exam (75% min. score)