Dear ITA Partners, Our June monthly webinar is dedicated to "Medical Professionals' Role in Clean Sport". Medical professionals play a key part in supporting athletes and must understand the anti-doping landscape and their accompanying responsibiliti...

Invitad@s al 4to Coloquio Internacional de Buceo Científico con colegas y estudiantes expertos en temas de buceo científico, restauración de ecosistemas, monitoreo ecológico subacuático y genómica, todo con una visión desde el uso de esta herramienta...

We are pleased to announce the creation of a new CMAS Four Star Instructor (M4) standard, a prestigious distinction and the highest within the diving instructor community. This new standard honours CMAS Three Star instructors who have demonstrated ex...

**CMAS World Cup Depth Series - Philippines Freediving 2024** Dates: May 14-20, 2024 The first round of the CMAS World Cup depth series in the Philippines has concluded!  The event saw 25 athletes from 18 countries across four continents come to...

CMAS World Cup Apnea Games 2024 held in Athens, Greece from 27-29 April 2024. It was the first competition of the CMAS world cup pool series that will have qualification status for the coming World Games 2025 in China and it had a great success. For ...

by Don Mathews  |  CMAS UWH Referee DirectorThree documents have been published by the College of Referees for immediate release. These documents will be useful to anyone in UWH who would like to: Know anything about the UWH Referee Trainin...

With the completion of the third round of the World Cup, we present you the updated World Games ranking. The next qualifying competition will be the World Championships. We look forward to meeting all of you in Belgrade. Download PDF File Here

Editors: Hakan Öniz, Emad Khalil, Gustau Vivar. Ernesto Ottone R.Assistant Director, General of UNESCO for Culture  On behalf of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, we are delighted to present this publi...

The UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage is an international convention adopted in 2001 with t he primary objective of protecting and promoting underwater cultural heritage and combating the extensive pillage, commercia...

"Dive into the depths of history with CMAS's latest publication, "CMAS 65 (1959-2024)"! 📚✨ This collector's edition, limited to 500 copies, commemorates the 65th anniversary of CMAS, showcasing its legacy since its foundation in Monaco in 1959. Autho...

The second round of the World Cup in Lignano was completed with the participation of 780 athletes. The Finswimming Commission compiles and publishes updated lists of the 24 best performers after each event featured in the World Games programme. As yo...

Spearfishermen from New Zealand in the men's category and Tahiti in the women's category are the winners of the Inter-Pacific Spearfishing Championships that were held in New Zealand. 

CMAS has unveiled its new international platform www.cmas.org, connecting all its national federations, diving professionals, sports events, scientific and environmental activities, and CMAS members to enhance user experience and give CMAS the repres...

On March 15th, the President of the CMAS Scientific Committee, Francisco A. Lacase, and the Director of Ghost Diving Spain, Raúl Alvares, signed a mutual cooperation agreement between both organizations in Tossa de Mar, Spain. This agreement is frame...

All fish caught during the second edition of the World Cup for Clubs were donated to the non-governmental organization Gastromotiva, funded by David Hertz. In 2015., Hertz met Italian chef Massimo Bottura at the launch of Refettorio Ambrosiano. They ...

CMAS President Anna Arzhanova and CMAS Sport Committee President Michel Gaunard took the opportunity of the WADA Symposium 2024 held in Lausanne Switzerland to meet with the International Testing Agency and discuss the prohibition of PDE5 Inhibitors,...

Francisco Loffredi, Kevin Sansao, and Raphael Ambrosio, spearfishermen from the C.R. Flamengo club, emerged victorious in the second edition of the CMAS World Cup for Clubs held in Rio de Janeiro. The event was organized by the Associacao Paulista de...

This manual serves a vital purpose, aimed directly at instructor trainers and technical committees of the national federations. Its primary goal is to streamline the training process for future CMAS instructors, providing a comprehensive resource for...

It is with deep sadness that we heard today of the passing of our dear friend and colleague Ray Yeates. Up to the recent past Ray, for many years was the President of Comhairle Fo-Thuinn, the Irish Underwater Council. He held the position of Secretar...

Over 15-day an intensive CMAS course was carefully designed to encompass all the crucial aspects of diving for CMAS 2 and 3 Star Instructors, ensuring a comprehensive exploration of fundamental teaching techniques to advanced safety measures and risk...