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  • ISSA World Cup Series Final 2025

    The AXIS Flight School hosted the ISSA World Cup Series Event of 2025 at Skydive Arizona has wrapped, following a full-throttle weekend of Speed Skydiving on December 13–14, 2025. Over the weekend, 14 competitors gave it everything they had, chasing one simple goal: fly as fast as humanly possible. 👉 Competitor Snapshot 👈11x male |…

  • Dancing on the Tables

    Or: How to read FAI Records, for the Comp-Curious What you’re looking at If you’ve ever wondered how official speed skydiving records are tracked and certified, the FAI “at-a-glance” tables offer a fascinating snapshot. These tables summarise the current world and continental benchmarks recognised by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) — the governing body for…

  • The 2025 FAI Speed Skydiving World Cup: The Fastest Speed Skydiving Meet in History

    The 6th FAI World Cup of Speed Skydiving and 5th FAI European Championships took flight in Hohenems, Austria from August 25–30—and it was one for the history books. With 61 competitors from 11 countries, this was the largest speed skydiving event ever held. And with 18 women on the roster, it also set a new…

  • 2025 ISSA World Cup Series Event #2 Recap

    The 2nd ISSA World Cup Series Event of 2025 hosted by AXIS Flight School has concluded at Skydive Arizona. Over the weekend five competitors gave it their all to fly as fast as possible. Although day one brought some clouds and strong winds, the competitors we able to complete four out of eight rounds as intended. The conditions aloft…

  • SPEED Skydiving wants YOU!

    Written by Niklas Daniel. Special thanks to Eugene Ciurana for translating! Scroll down for 🇪🇸 Spanish and 🇫🇷 French texts. Do you like to go fast? Would you like to join an incredible community of athletes that are pushing the limits of what is humanly possible? Would you like the opportunity to represent your home…

  • 2024 ISSA World Cup Series Conclusion

    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.…

  • 7TH ISSA WORLD SERIES EVENT 2024 Recap

    The 7th and final ISSA World Cup Series Event of 2024 hosted by AXIS Flight School has concluded at Skydive Arizona. Over two days 10 competitors gave it their all, many achieving new personal bests. Congratulations to all participants who came from near and far! Special thanks to Skydive Arizona and the judging team who…

  • 5th FAI World Speed Skydiving Championships Recap

    Speed Skydiving (SP) Skydivers reach speeds well over 400 km/h (250mph), diving head-first toward the ground to reach the maximum descent rate possible using nothing but their bodies. Speed skydiving is the fastest non-motorized sport in the world and athletes have eight jumps to attempt the fastest vertical speed for three seconds. A GPS speed measuring…

  • 2024 USPA National Skydiving Championships Recap

    The 2024 United States Parachute Association National Championships were held at Skydive Chicago on August 31st – September 26th. AXIS Flight School’s Brianne Thompson and Niklas Daniel competed in Speed Skydiving, which ran from the 16th to the 18th. In total there were 19 competitors, the largest turn out in US history for the discipline.…

  • AXIS sets two new Arizona Speed Records

    On April 20th, Brianne Thompson and Niklas Daniel of AXIS Flight School set out to break the Arizona State absolute record for greatest freefall speed (Female and General respectively). Skydive Arizona flew one of their twin otters to 17,650 ft AGL which gave the team extra working time to accelerate. The freefall performance lasted approximately…