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efattah said "...current rules are so strict..."
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By whose standards are they too strict? That, in itself, is a subjective statement.
Eric will probably know this, but for those who don't:
In order for someone to judge a competition, one has to go through sanctioned AIDA Judges clinics in order to become a judge - it isn't just for anyone to say "I'll be a judge".
You have to compete in an AIDA sanctioned competition before you can attend the Judges Clinic. Then there are various levels of Judging.
AIDA has earned a reputation for being strict in its standards of safety and it has earned them the #1 position as the sanctioning body for competitive freediving.
It has gotten to where it is for the very reason of being strict with safety.
In AIDA competitions and record attempts the judges have and use the right to object if safety standards don't meet their expectations as a trained AIDA judge.
Plain and simple - If you want to compete in AIDA comps, you have to abide by their rules - just like if you want to compete in the Olympics, you have to abide by the rules for any given Olympic sport.
If the governing AIDA body so chooses, they will make changes as they see fit.
