AIDA Indoor World Championship Concludes in Japan
The (complex) role of the Instructor
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Sigalsub: Tsunami Fins
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One of the most prestigious indoor freediving events in the world has come to a close. A total of 22 safety divers took part in the competition, under the supervision of safety director Savvas Savva. Additionally, four medical professionals, led by chief medical officer Jeroen MG Van Haudt, were prepared for every possible scenario. More than 20 volunteers and around 15 crew members were involved in media, streaming, technology, and logistics
The women's competition immediately set a high standard, with Zsófia Törőcsik (HUN) achieving a world record in bi-fins dynamic (DYNBF) with 259 meters. The Hungarian athlete became the first woman ever to surpass the 250-meter mark—a truly remarkable result, especially considering she only began competing two years ago!
A world record was also set by Guillaume Bourdila (FRA), who broke Mateusz Malina's previous record. He now holds the top spot in DYNBF with a distance of 298 meters.
As always, numerous continental and national records were broken. In Static Apnea (STA), Fiona De Sousa (RSA) significantly raised the African record from 5:33 to 6:14, a sign of the growing development—both in quality and quantity—of freediving worldwide.
In the same discipline, David Spreitz Elings claimed the gold medal for Sweden with an impressive time of 10 minutes and 27 seconds.
On the day dedicated to monofin dynamic (DYN), it was again Törőcsik (HUN) who broke the previous world record held by Magdaena Solich-Talanda since 2022. The rising star of dynamic apnea shone once more, reaching 280 meters. Italy's Laura Nebuloni also delivered a strong performance, reaching 225 meters with the monofin.
In the overall ranking, first place went to Kai-Hsiang Chan (TPE), followed by Guillaume Bourdila (FRA) and Po-Yen Lee (TPE). In the women's category, Zsófia Törőcsik (HUN) took first place, followed by Heike Schwerdtner (GER), with Yuriko Ichihara (JPN) in third.
