We are happy to annouce that we are the first freediving school offering AIDA Instructor Course in Hong Kong now, anyone interested please DM us, thanks.

Hong Kong Freediving Association

7/5/2023

AIDA International annouced AIDA2 min completion requirement was changed from CWT 16m to CWT 12m.

If you have completed 12m CWT before, please contact us to follow your certification process.

Hong Kong Freediving Association.

PADI Library App Will be discontinued soon

Padi informed us as below message:
 

The PADI Library App is the platform that hosts PADI’s “Touch” versions of digital products. Effective March 31^st, 2021 the PADI Library App will be discontinued and will no longer be available for download in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. The PADI Library App will still be accessible until May 1^st for users that already have access.

There are equivalent products for nearly every Touch and Classic product which can be accessed through the PADI Training App, the new and improved platform for PADI courses and curriculum.

Over the past year, as the old Touch version of the programs became available in the new platform, codes for them have already been seamlessly issued on the new PADI Training app platform with no action needed on your or your students’ part.

For details, please visit the offical page.

Hong Kong Freediving Association 
26 March 2021

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After one year, HKFDA have seen AIDA HK slowly learn and grow.  It is time to step forwards.

Effective from April 1, 2020, HKFDA will ease to assist AIDA HK for membership registration procedure, in order to help each one show independence. Nevertheless, HKFDA will continue to support the development of AIDA HK  in Hong Kong in all aspects. 

From now on,  please apply directly through the AIDA HK website, details:
https://www.aidainternational.org/national-page/21

Hong Kong Freediving Association 
1st April 2020

Hong Kong Freediving Association reserved all rights and final decision.

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In order to alignment with AIDA International and AIDA Hong Kong to maintain the same membership validity, therefore Hong Kong Freediving Association membership will be changed the peroid from January 1 to December 31 each year, which will be effective from January 1 2020. 

The 2019 members are remained unchange, their membership valid date is until March 31, 2020.

Best regards
January 20, 2020

The Hong Kong Freediving Association reserves all rights to make changes and make final decisions.

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New EOS on New Address

The new Education Online System is now available at eos.aidainternational.org. The old system is deactivated and switched into read-only mode. 

How to Log In

In order to log in please use the email and password from your account on aidainternational.org if you have one. 

Note that it is not your account in the old EOS but the one on the main website. 

If you don’t have an account on aidainternational.org you will need to create a new account on eos.aidainternational.org. You can use the e-mail that you used in the old system. 

The new EOS will then send you an e-mail to confirm your accounts. After that you can use the system.

If any problem, please contact your instructor.

9 Dec 2019

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Details: https://www.facebook.com/OK-Challenge-Freediving-102403644447518/

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RESULT OF AIDA HONG KONG FREEDIVING ASSOCIATION 2019

AIDA Hong Kong Freediving Competition 2019 organized by Hong Kong Freediving Association was held at 06 Oct 2019, athletes came from over the world including China, Russia even Mauritius competiting for the medal in three discipines - Static apnea, Dynamic apnea and Dynamic without fins.   

Freediving competition are now very popular in the world and already developed decades, Hong Kong are starting the step now, as a regional representative of AIDA International, Hong Kong Freediving Associaton aims to organize AIDA freediving competition and manage AIDA freediving record in Hong Kong. 

There are three disclipine in this competition, Static Apnea (STA)、Dynamic Apnea (DYN) and Dynamic Apnea No fins (DNF)，athletes are required to perform their best freediving skills and mental pressure management in order to complete their performance.

Static Apnea (STA) - Mean athlete hold their breathe in still position, the longest period of breath hold time will win the event. The male winner of STA is Leo Cheung who performed 4min37sec and made a new Hong Kong Male Static Record. Female winner is Rebecca Lo, who performed 4min18sec. 

Dynamic Apnea (DYN) mean the athletes using their monofin or bifin to swim underwater with one breathe, the longest distance will win the event. The male bifins category winner is Andrew Yiu who performed 113m and make a new Hong Kong Record. Female bifins category winner is again Rebecca Lo, who did 100m with new Hong Kong Record as well. For Monofins category, the male winner is  Freddie Lui, who performed 80m and female winner is Emcee who performed 62m.

Dynamic Apnea No Fins ( DNF) mean the athletes to swim underwater with one breathe without fins, the longest distance will win the event. The male winner is again Freddie Lui who performed 67m and female winner is again Rebecca Lo who did 75m and make a new Hong Kong Record.

The result of performance already posted in our official website (www.freediving.org.hk) and facebook group page (www.facebook.com/groups/hkfreediving), also it will be available in AIDA international website under ranking https://ranking.aidainternational.org/

I would like to thanks all voluntees and sponsors in this event, without your support we cannot make this happen. 

Sponsor: Suunto Dive Hong Kong / BestDive Wetsuit / Fluyd / C4 Carbon 

Oxygen Provider: Forever Health Medical Instrument Limited

Judge Team: Ivory, Maleung, Ken, Zoe, Lester, Angus, Chris

Safety Team: Bean, Johnny, Lily, Alex, Jason, Danny, Pak Kin, Nickpo, Yvonne

Admin and Helper: Prudence, ShanShan, Polly, James, Jimmy, PinPin

Oxygen Team: Oliver, Chuen

UW Photographer: Sam, Sally  

Aerial Photographer: Twiggy 

More Photo and Video please download from here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VgAp_F4dyAteo8eF4WU1Tck-lJjAeOII?usp=sharing

See you all next year!

Chris Cheung, President of Hong Kong Freediving Association

06 October 2019

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We are happy to announced that the Hong Kong Freediving Association is the representative of AIDA in Hong Kong from 1st April 2019! 

AIDA Hong Kong: https://www.aidainternational.org/national-page/21

For current active HKFDA member, you can apply AIDA HK membership (optional). Please send the request from AIDA international webpage (http://aidainternational.org) for verification. We will check your passport copy to verify your nationality before active AIDA HK member. (P.S. You can apply AIDA HK membership even you are not HKSAR nation, just not valid to be HK NR record holder.)

All HK NR record holders must be active AIDA HK member in order to show the record on AIDA HK webpage.(https://www.aidainternational.org/national-page/21/national-records)  Therefore, please keep your HKFDA member active.

For those freedivers are currently held HK NR record, we are exclusively a big offer to you  in order to encourage you to break NR. When you apply for 2019 HKFDA membership, we will waive the annual fee of HKFDA membership.   

According to the AIDA rule, anyone made a national record must be a member of their nation as AIDA nation responsible management of NR.  Please remember to active your AIDA nation before registration of AIDA competition.

Hong Kong Freediving Association reserved all rights and final decision.

 

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1/ With effective from April 1, 2018, HKFDA membership will be annually, valid until to 31st March every next year.
2/ Students currently on or before March 31, 2018 will automatically become HKFDA members without charges. The expiry date of HKFDA membership is until March 31, 2019.
3/ Starting from April 1, 2018, all freediving courses will be free for 1 year HKFDA membership (valid until to 31st March every next year.). The course is valid for one year from the date of theory class. HKFDA membership will be expired March 31 of every year. It is advisable all students to complete all classes during the membership period. After the membership expired, it will be necessary to renew the membership with annual fee before continuing to attend the remaining classes.
4/ HKFDA member currently on or before March 31, 2018 will be automatically extended to March 31, 2019.
5/ You must be an effective HKFDA member before apply all our practice and activities with marked "member/student only".
6/ The annual fee of HKFDA membership is at HK $250, valid until to 31st March every next year, and will be automatically and must become an associate member of Hong Kong Underwater Association (HKUA). The expiry date is the same valid until to 31st March every next year.
7/ Membership valid until to 31st March every next year. Membership renewal could be processed from 1st Jan every year.

 
Hong Kong Freediving Association reserved all rights and final decision.
香港自由潛水協會 
HONG KONG FREEDIVING ASSOCIATION

15 March 2018

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It has come to the recent attention of Hong Kong Freediving Association (HKFA) that apparently someone misrepresented themselves or falsely held themselves out as HKFA for the purpose of carrying on business or causing confusion to the public, mislead the public to believe that the companies are related to or are part of HKFA. We hereby makes the following statements: ：

• HKFA has not cooperated with any travel agency, in particular, B & C Holiday Limited. HKFA does not have any relationship whatsoever with any of the abovenamed company or their businesses, activities or actions.
• HKFA shall not be responsible or liable for any losses or damages incurred or suffered by any person or entity arising out of or in connection with the abovenamed companies or any of their businesses, activities or actions, including without limitation any misled participation or involvement in such businesses, activities or actions.
• HKFA reserves the right to take legal actions against any entities, enterprises, organisations or individuals in connection with any misrepresentation or false holding out as HKFA for carrying on business or activities or causing confusion.
• HKFA urges the public to take particular caution so as to avoid any losses or damages.

Hong Kong Freediving Association 
13th December 2017