Martin’s Record Dive In CNF Invalid
The following news item just appeared on the AIDA International website today.
Martin Stepanek’s recent Constant No Fins World Record dive of 83 meters has been declared non valid by the AIDA board. The board in this decision faced various issues. Each world record is officiated over by two AIDA judges. These judges are tasked with the obligation to protect three people during each performance; the current record holder, the athlete attempting to break the record, and the future record holder that will have to break a more difficult record. Due to the lack of a tag during this record attempt, the AIDA board has decided that the regulations were not fulfilled during the record performance. Thus, the board has been forced to take action on this matter.
After all the discussions and mess that was created this was the only possible step to take for AIDA. On august 17th AIDA declared Martin’s dive valid, but I guess the protest(s) that came in made a lot of sense and the disciplinary commission had only one option. Never ever watch a youtube video of someone else his dive to see how the rules should be interpreted. Now it’s time to move on and change that damn rule book to something simpler, something as simple as in like F1 motorsport… (Picture on the right is the official AIDA International Rule Book library) 
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