The main goals of A.I.D.A are:
Advancement of freediving in leisure and competition.
Organisation of national and international competitions.
Registration and recognition of freediving records.
Formation of freedivers, instructors and judges.
Help the medical and scientific research about freediving.
Creation of a learning/teaching method for freediving, based on safety, performances, and formation of specialists (instructors, judges, scuba safety divers, safety freedivers, etc.)