AIDA FREEDIVING NEW ZEALAND POOL NATIONALS 2023
The Auckland Freediving Club is proud to host the AIDA Freediving New Zealand Pool Nationals 2023 at the Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Centre, AUT Millennium, Auckland.
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COMP DETAILS
The Pool
The entire competition will be on Auckland’s North Shore at the Sir Owen Glenn National Aquatic Centre at 17 Antares Place, Mairangi Bay, Auckland, New Zealand.
Learn more here: https://www.autmillennium.org.nz/national-aquatic-centre
Friday will be Statics (STA) in The Lion Foundation Learn to Swim Pool, the pool is 1m – 1.2m deep and sits around 29 degrees. Saturday Morning will be Dynamic with Fin (DYN/DYNB) in the 50m Main Pool, the pool is 2.2m deep and sits around 27 degrees. Sunday Morning will be Dynamic No Fins (DNF) in the 25m Main Pool, the pool is 2.2m deep and sits around 27 degrees.
The Team
Organiser: Nick Rhodes – 021 628 600
Head Judge: Ben Jeffares
Judges: Anna Dwyer, Shelley Gurney
Assistant Judges: Nick Rhodes, Kat Mager
Medic: To be confirmed.
Head of Safety: To be confirmed.
Comms: Kat Mager – 022 3977 142
Accommodation
There is a number of motels and lodges in local area, along with some good Airbnb options.
We do have some limited billets available, if you are keen to get a space please indicate on the registration form you will receive after purchasing your competition ticket.
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ENTRIES & FEES
AIDA Competition Grade
AIDA Competition Grade registration consists of:
1 – Payment of fees via ticket purchase from Auckland Freediving Club event page.
2 – Completion of online registration form, sent via ticket purchase confirmation email.
3 – Scanned pdf copy of passport. Email to nick.rhodes@aucklandfreediving.co.nz by 8th September 2023.
4 – Scanned pdf copy of Medical Certificate of Non-contradiction to freediving signed and stamped by a physician, no older than 1 year at the conclusion of the competition. Email to nick.rhodes@aucklandfreediving.co.nz by 8th September 2023.
Recreational Grade
Recreation grade is for those new to competitive freediving. Divers in the ‘rec grade’ will compete in the same disciplines, but with relaxed rules and against other recreation grade divers. These dives will not be eligible for international ranking, but will appear on the Freediving New Zealand Recreational Grade Ranking on the Freediving New Zealand website.
You cannot have entered recreation grade in a pool competition before to compete in this grade.
Rec Grade registration consists of:
1 – Payment of fees via ticket purchase from Auckland Freediving Club event page.
2 – Completion of online registration form, sent via ticket purchase confirmation.
3 – Scanned copy of Medical Statement (using AIDA Int Medical form). If you answer yes to anything in the Medical Statement, then you must have it signed and stamped by a physician as Medical Certificate of Non-contradiction to freediving no older than 1 year at the conclusion of the competition. Email scanned pdf form to nick.rhodes@freediving.co.nz by 8th September 2023.
Entries
Entries will be limited to 40 divers, so be sure to register early! A competition T-shirt is included in the Early Bird Entry!
Entries close on 8th September 2023. To enter, you have to be 16 years old or older.
AIDA Grade for FNZ Club Members is for members of these New Zealand Freediving Clubs: Auckland Freediving Club, Breathtakers, Christchurch Freediving Club, Waikato Freediving Club, Lazy Seal Freediving Club, or Queenstown Freediving Club.
AIDA Grade for Non-FNZ Club Members is for all other AIDA competitors. Must be a member of another AIDA National.
AIDA Int. Medical form: AIDA Medical Statement 2019 V2.1
Deadlines
All entry fees are being handled by the Auckland Freediving Club event system via ticket purchases.
Early Bird Pricing from 9th July 2023 to 18th August 2023 23:59 pm NZST. Competition T-Shirt included!
Standard Pricing from 19th August 2023 to 8th September 2023. No Competition T-Shirt included in the standard pricing, as we have to order the shirts sufficiently in advance.
Cancellation Policy
Should there be any reason which means the event cannot run in Auckland full refund of ticket (Entry) purchase cost will be made.
If you need to cancel:
A – Before 18th August 2023 full refund of ticket purchase
B – After 18th August 2023 and before 31st August 2023 will incur a $40 administration fee
C – After 1st September no refund available for cancellation
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Photo credit for photos on this website – Thank you Chris Marshall, Kristine Zipfel, and Ben Cook!
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