AIDA Hydro Dynamic 2024 Sees 2 New National Records

By Kristina Zvaritch
Contributor: Asya Kleshchevnikova

AIDA Austria’s Hydro Dynamic 2024 freediving pool competition, which was held October 19 - 20, 2024, sees a successful conclusion and welcomes two new AIDA National Records for Austria and Hungary.

The Competition

The Hydro Dynamic pool competition is held in the suburbs of Vienna, central to many European countries. BSFZ Südstadt’s pool in Maria Enzersdorf allows nearly 50 athletes to compete in a shallow 31°C (87.8°F) pool for STA and a 50m pool with a constant depth of 2m for DNF, DYN, and DYNB. The world-record-status competition also serves as the Austrian Championship for DYN and DYNB.

The Hydro Dynamic competition was first organized in 2012. This 9th edition of the competition featured 44 athletes from 11 countries, with 18 first-time participants in the series and two first-time competitors. This year’s edition of the competition featured A-Level head judge Christian Foetinger and a 10-member certified safety team led by Su Wei Tran, who ran on-site testing to confirm safety skills and response time.

Although competition organizers faced a power outage and broken speaker system, both issues were solved quickly, and they delivered a well-organized, smooth, and safe competition to the large number of athletes.

Overall Results

Females

1st place - Zsófia Törocsik (HUN) - 356.80 points
2nd place - Verena Fleißner (GER) - 287.70 points
3rd place - Emese Karácsonyi (HUN) - 258.80 points

Males

1st place - Andras Sopronyi (HUN) - 377.90 points
2nd place - Michael Sadowicz (GER) - 344.90 points
3rd place - Matej Majling (SVK) - 338.80 points

See the full list of results here.

New National Records

Two competitors of the Hydro Dynamic 2024 event each earned a new AIDA National Record for Austria and Hungary.

Michael Nix (AUS) - DYNB 180m (591ft)
Andras Sopronyi (HUN) - DYNB 220m (721.8ft)


Katrin Musil of AIDA Austria told Molchanovs, “The camaraderie and sportsmanship displayed by all participants were truly inspiring, and the enthusiasm and support made the event memorable and successful. We love the thoroughly positive feedback to our competition–be it our relaxed and professional atmosphere, the perfect pool, or our self-made, healthy buffet for athletes and helpers. Our best feedback is from the many repeaters and recommendations, which is why athletes from all over the world join us.

We are deeply grateful for the support from Molchanovs and all our sponsors and are looking forward to further collaborations to promote and advance the sport of freediving.”

Next Competitions

Tyrolean Cup

The next competition from AIDA Austria will be the world-record-status Tyrolean Cup at the end of February 2025, held by the team at Alpnoe.org. The competition is also the Austrian Championship for STA and DNF.

AIDA Euro Cup

Additionally, AIDA Austria has their sights set on introducing a new international freediving tournament: the AIDA Euro Cup.
Athletes earn points at select European competitions, with their top 3 performances in each discipline counting toward their overall ranking. Keep checking the website for more information.

Hydro Dynamic 2025

The next Hydro Dynamic 2025 will be October 18-19, 2025. Hopeful participants can join a ‘How to Compete’ course in AIDA Austria’s local club, where competition rules are explained and newcomers to the sport are encouraged to join as helpers to familiarize themselves with competition regulations.

Stay tuned for more information on the 2025 edition here.

Follow AIDA Austria on social media for information on upcoming and past competitions and their club activities.


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