Freediving Disciplines

AIDA New Zealand recognises that there are three areas of freediving. Time, Depth and Distance. Depth contains three seperate disciplines, distance two and time one. These individual disciplines are explained below.

Time
	Static Apnea - STA The Freedivers holds their breath in a stationary position for as long as possible, face down in a pool. This is the only discipline that measures the dive duration rather than depth or distance. Performances can be recognised in both pool or open water. View Static Results
Distance
	Dynamic With Fins - DYN This is a pool discipline. The freediver swims horizontally across the pool using fins - typically a mono fin, trying to cover the greatest possible distance. Performances are only recognised in pools with a minimum length of 25 meters. View Dynamic With Fins Results
	Dynamic No Fins - DNF This is a pool discipline. The Freediver swims horizontally across the pool without the use of fins covering the greatest possible distance. The Freediver uses an underwater breast stroke incorporating streamlining and 'glide' to obtain a balance of speed and relaxation. Performances are only recognised in pools with a minimum length of 25 meters. View Dynamic No Fins Results
Depth
	Constant Weight With Fins - CWT The freediver descends and ascends using his fins/monofin and/or with the use of his arms without pulling on the rope or changing his ballast; only a single hold of the rope to stop the descent and start the ascent is allowed. Constant weight is the common sportive depth discipline of freediving, because of the specific fins or monofins used in it. Constant weight is one of the three disciplines considered for the international competitions by team, with Static apnea and Dynamic with fins. View Constant Weight With Fins Results
	Constant Weight No Fins - CNF The freediver descends and ascends under water using only his own muscle strenght, without the use of propulsion equipment and without pulling on the rope. Constant weight without fins is the most difficult sportive depth discipline, because of absolutely no propulsing material to go down in the water. This category needs a perfect coordination between propulsing movments, equalization, technique and buoyancy. View Constant Weight No Fins Results
	Free Immersion - FIM The freediver dives under water without the use of propulsion equipment, but only by pulling on the rope during descent and ascent. Free immersion is the sportive depth discipline with the purest sensations, because of the speed of the water in the body, and the power of each pull on the rope as only mean of propulsion. Performances could be done the head first during the descent, or the feet first, depending equalization facilities of each freedivers... Some of them also even use mixed solutions. View Free Immersion Results