AIDA Canada is proud to introduce the following athletes as the members of Team Canada for the 2012 Team World Championships (Villefranche-sur-Mer, Nice, France – September 08 – 16). They are (in alphabetical order): Women: Jennifer Balfour Natalie Doduc Nathalie Hébert Jill Yoneda Men: Philippe Beauchamp Marc-André Tratch William Winram Coach selection will start [...]

The 2012 world championships will be held from September 8 – 16, 2012, in Villefrance-sur-Mer, Nice, France. For your opportunity to represent Canada, check out the national ranking page and read up on the selection criteria before your submit your application through this page. The deadline for application process is March 9, 2012. For more [...]

Kalamata, Greece; update #2 – September 16, 2011 The Fourth Mediterranean World Cup wrapped up after three consecutive days of competition during which the athletes were free to choose the discipline in which they wished to compete. Relatively new comer Canadian competitor Natalie Doduc was right to take time off work (she is a software [...]

Kalamata, Greece; update #1 – September 12, 2011 – This year, two Canadians have travelled to Kalamata, in the Greek Peloponnese, to attend the Fourth Mediterranean Freediving World Cup – a championship targeting exclusively the depth disciplines – in which close to 100 athletes from over 30 countries are taking part. This international world-record status [...]

AIDA Canada is proud to introduce the following athletes as the members of Team Canada for the 2011 Depth World Championships (Kalamata, Greece – September 15 – 25). They are: Kattie Lussier Jana Strain Eric Fattah William Winram Tyler Zetterstrom For more information on selection, please visit the National Team Selection page for more details. [...]

Happy New Year from AIDA Canada ! Prepare for an exciting new year ! Do browse our forums which will give you access to the AIDA Canada community, full of ideas and initiatives. Do you feel like putting a lot of fun in your freediving ? You are in the right place. With this new [...]

World Cup of Freediving, Kalamata; final update – Monday June 21, 2010 The 3rd Mediterranean Freediving World Cup took place from Monday June 14 to Sunday June 20 and was both a team and an individual competition. In addition, the multi depth discipline format allowed all participating athletes to give their best performances over five [...]

World Cup of Freediving, Kalamata; update #8 Sunday June 20, 2010 After a week of personal bests and Provincial records, Quebec-born Philippe Beauchamp attempted and realized a Variable Weight dive this morning to a depth of 75 meters, setting a first national record in the sled discipline. After his training dives to 70 meters during [...]

World Cup of Freediving, Kalamata; update #7 – By Team Canada member Jana Strain. Thursday June 17, 2010. Competition day #3 A fantastic day for the Canadian women, all white cards in constant no fins. Personally I had a little chip on my shoulder from my yellow card on the last attempt, so today I [...]

World Cup of Freediving, Kalamata; update #6 – By Team Canada member William Winram. Tuesday June 15, 2010. So, I have decided to be a guinea pig. There happens to be a scientist attending the World Cup, Giorgos Sakkas, PhD, who is not only a talented freediver but also a medical researcher for the departments [...]