Competition Date: April 14, 2024 (Sunday)
Time: 10:00 - 15:00
Location: Gymnasium of Escola Luso-Chinesa Técnico-Profissional
Pool Specifications:
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Indoor standard 25-meter swimming pool
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Water Temperature: 27-28°C
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Depth: Shallow area: 1.2 meters; Deep area: 2 meters; (6 lane pool)
Eligibility:
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Participants must be 16 years old or above (For participants under 18 years old, parental consent is required).
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Must present a valid AIDA Medical Certificate issued by a doctor within the past year.
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Must be an active member of AIDA China or other AIDA National Active Member.
Competition Events:
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The competition will consist of four freediving pool disciplines (STA, DNF, DYN, DYNB) conducted in accordance with international AIDA standards, and the results will be recorded on the official AIDA website.
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Participants may choose any of the following events:
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Static Apnea (STA) / Dynamic Apnea With Fins (DYN) / Dynamic Apnea with Bifins (DYNB) / Dynamic Apnea without Fins (DNF)
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Or Static Apnea (STA) + one of the dynamic disciplines (DNF / DYN / DYNB), total two disciplines
(**cannot selete two dynamic displines**)
Competition Quotas:
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Static Apnea (STA): 16 participants in total for both men and women.
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Dynamic Apnea With Fins (DYN) / Dynamic Apnea with Bifins (DYNB) / Dynamic Apnea without Fins (DNF): 32 participants in total for both men and women. (Participants beyond the quota will be put on a waiting list)
Competition Schedule:
April 13 (Saturday):
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15:00 - 16:00 - Competition briefing session (to be conducted online)
April 14 (Sunday):
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09:10 - 10:30 - Static Apnea (STA) athletes check-in
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10:10 - 11:30 - Static Apnea (STA)
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10:50 - 13:00 - Dynamic Apnea With Fins (DYN) / Dynamic Apnea with Bifins (DYNB) / Dynamic Apnea without Fins (DNF)
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14:15 - 14:30 - Announcement of results and application for appeals
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14:30 - 15:00 - Awards ceremony and closing
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18:30 - 21:30 - Celebration buffet dinner (optional attendance)
Competition Format:
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In accordance with AIDA rules (Version 17.5 — March 2024) (Download here)
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Scoring method:
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Static Apnea (STA): 0.2 points per second.
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Dynamic Apnea (DYN-DYNB-DNF): 0.5 points per meter.
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To calculate rankings for dynamic disciplines with fins (DYN/DYNB), the DYNB score will be weighted by a coefficient of 1.09.
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The competition results will be ranked based on total points.
1). Regional AIDA member information
Entrants must be one of the vaild (any) regional AIDA members. If you have never participated in an AIDA competition, you can apply later. To register AIDA, please go to: https://eos.aidainternational.org/Register .
2). Please paste your personal link on the AIDA athlete offical website.
( For example: https://www.aidainternational.org/Athletes/Profile-04d7d83f-71fc-4d01-b47c-97847ff0b17f )
If not, you can resubmit later. Please register at https://eos.aidainternational.org/Register . If you have participated in AIDA competition before, please go to: https://www.aidainternational.org/Athletes/ to view your athlete page.
3). Participating displine(s) and announced performance
( Personal best results must be filled in for reference )
*After Submited the registration, you will receive an email from Macau Freediving Association indicating that the registration has been successfully submitted.
*After successful registration, staff from Macau Freediving Association will contact you via email.
*Macau Freediving Association reserves the right to make all changes and final decision.