Poles at the World Championships in Limassol. Piotr Błaszczak in the top ten

Piotr Błaszczak finished 10th in the finless dive at the Freediving World Championships in Limassol. He reached a depth of 66 meters on a single breath, and the judges correctly scored his attempt. Jacek Bąk also participated in the competition, which ran from September 27 to October 10, 2026.

The 37th AIDA World Championships took place in the waters of Limassol Bay. This was Błaszczak's ninth participation in the world championships. Competitors competed in four depth events—without the use of breathing apparatus, but with the safety equipment designed for the competition.

Piotr Błaszczak: 66 meters without fins

The best described result of the Polish team came in the competition CNF - Constant Weight No Fins, i.e. diving with constant ballast without fins.

Błaszczak dived on 66 meters and received white card, meaning the attempt was passed without penalties. The result gave him 10th place in the final men's standings in this competition.

The Croatian won Petar Klovar, which reached 96 meters. The second was Alexey Molchanov with a result of 93 meters. Third place was taken ex aequo Omar Al Ghailani and Brad Stephenswho dived to 75 meters.

Piotr Błaszczak in the CNF competition

66 meters

Depth reached on one breath, without fins.

10th place

Men's final standings. The attempt was awarded a white card.

The result refers to the CNF competition at the World Championships in Limassol, not to the classification of all competitions combined.

Poland's ninth world championship

Błaszczak described his preparations for the next race on LinkedIn. He said that the competition in Limassol was his the ninth world championship.

The post concerned the CWTB event, in which the competitor uses two fins. The Pole explained why he declared an attempt at 83 meters, even though his record in this event was 91 meters. During training in Cyprus, he achieved 80 meters because the weather didn't allow for more.

This is a declaration made before the start, not information about the final result of the attempt. However, it does demonstrate how the athlete adapts their goal to their current preparation and conditions.

In freediving, depth alone isn't enough to pass the dive. Successful completion of the attempt upon returning to the surface is also crucial.

Jacek Bąk also competed in Limassol

In the CNF competition Jacek Bąk reached 32 meters and received a white card. In the final table, it appears on 41st place.

The Pole also competed in other competitions. October 6 he did a dive on 68 meters in FIM - Free Immersion, in which the competitor moves down and back, pulling himself up the rope.

October 8 achieved 65 meters in CWT - Constant Weight, i.e., diving with constant weight and fins. Both attempts were passed with white cards.

In the lists his name was written as "Jacek Bak".

Four competitions, one breath

The championship program included four types of deep diving:

• CNF: diving without fins with constant weight;
• CWTB: diving with two fins with constant weight;
• FIM: descent and ascent using a rope;
• CWT: constant weight diving with fins.

In each, the competitor descends underwater and returns to the surface on a single breath. Movement techniques and permitted equipment use vary.

This is why results from individual disciplines shouldn't be directly compared. Diving to 66 meters without fins poses different challenges than reaching a similar depth with the aid of fins or a rope.

Cyprus hosts the AIDA Championships for the fifth time

According to Limassol Tourism, the AIDA World Championships have returned to Cyprus for the fifth time. This year's event is scheduled for September 27 to October 10, and the competition venue was Limassol Bay.

The island attracts athletes with its diving and training conditions. However, this doesn't mean that the weather always allows for a training plan—a point Błaszczak also pointed out.

For Polish fans, the most important result of the described starts is Piotr Błaszczak's 10th place in the CNFHis 66-meter dive allowed him to finish in the top ten of the world championships in this discipline.

Sources: The Freedive Ranking, Limassol Tourism, Piotr Błaszczak.