The International Speed Skydiving Association (ISSA) is a non-profit organization that promotes speed skydiving, organizes annual World Cup Series events, and develops the sport. The World Cup Series is a sequence of meets held around the world. The competitor with the most points at the end of the season is the ISSA Speed Skydiving World Series Champion. Competitors are scored in three categories: Open, Female, and Junior, where they perform solo speed skydives over eight rounds. Their scores are aggregated from their two best competition performances. The 2024 season concluded on December 8th at Skydive Arizona, where AXIS Flight School hosted the final event. Throughout the year there were seven events across the globe. Participating drop zones included: Skydive Great Ocean Road (AUS), Skydive Arizona (USA) x2, Skydive Saulgau (GER), Skydive Fano (ITA), Neustadt Glewe (GER), and Skydive Stockholm (SWE). In total there were 61 competitors from 11 countries.
Results:
OPEN
| Place | Athlete | Country | Overall | Highest Scoring Round |
| 1 | Niklas Daniel | USA | 1036.57 | 530.3kmh / 329.5mph |
| 2 | Marco Hepp | GER | 1030.29 | 521.6kmh / 324.1mph |
| 3 | Mervyn O’Connell | AUS | 991.33 | 503.2kmh / 312.7mph |
FEMALE
| Place | Athlete | Country | Overall | Highest Scoring Round | Open Rank |
| 1 | Brianne Thompson | USA | 951.13 | 481.1kmh / 298.9mph | 6 |
| 2 | Tanita Rutherford | AUS | 931.50 | 476.9kmh / 296.3mph | 10 |
| 3 | Sara Lundqvist | SWE | 886.33 | 450.7kmh / 280.1mph | 13 |
JUNIOR (up to 24 years of age)
| Place | Athlete | Country | Overall | Highest Scoring Round | Open Rank |
| 1 | Linus Eckenigk | GER | 881.67 | 472.0kmh / 293.3mph | 14 |
| 2 | Nico Hoffmann | GER | 770.01 | 409.6kmh / 254.5mph | 23 |
| 3 | Nelia Molder | GER | 760.99 | 402.4kmh / 250.0mph | 25 |
During the finals in Arizona, Niklas set an unoffical World Record competition score at 530.3kmh (329.5mph) and a new US National Performance Record for maximum vertical speed without drogue at 546.839kmh (339.790mph). For full ISSA World Cup Series results and Eternal Global Rankings, visit: https://www.issa.one
Training for and participating in ISSA events is a great way to learn and get exposure to Speed Skydiving. In general, the discipline is dominated by Europeans and Australians. In the future, we would like to see other American countries like Canadia, as well as Central and South America participate and eventually represent their respective countries at the World Level. With the conclusion of the 2024 season, United States’ Niklas Daniel and Brianne Thompson of AXIS Flight School are now the fastest male and female competitors in the discipline’s history (GPS). They look forward to hosting more ISSA events (March and December) and skill camps in 2025 at Skydive Arizona. More information available at www.AXISFlightSchool.com
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