At and , In 1990 Pelizzari obtained the world record in the respected discipline
Constant Weight with , while in the following year establishing his first record in the
Variable Weight discipline with . On October 26 of the same year he pushed himself to to set a new world record in the
No Limits discipline. All through the 1990s Pelizzari became famous for his sportive rivalry with the time's other world top freediver,
Cuban
Francisco "Pipin" Ferreras, originally a close training friend around 1990. Particularly in No-Limits, Pelizzari and Ferreras pushed each other deeper and deeper, and subsequently Pelizzari enhanced his measures to establish round markers in
Constant Weight with , and in
No Limits with , both these at the same event in October 1999. The rivalry of Pelizzari and Ferreras became the focus of the 2001
IMAX production
Ocean Men: Extreme Dive, directed by renowned under water photographer Bob Talbot. Pelizzari was one of a handful of instigators behind the respected freediving organization
AIDA which formed in 1994. Twice, in 1996 and 2001, Pelizzari became AIDA World Champion with the Italian national team. In 2001, Pelizzari concluded his athletic career with a Variable Weight record of and retired thereafter. == Post-athletic life ==