FREEDIVER COURSE
Duration: 2 days
Max depth: 20 meters
Requirement: must be able to independently swim 200 meters with or without fins & must be minimum 15 years old
Includes: transportation to dive site, water & snacks, photos & videos, online access to class material, insurance, certification
Day 1
Theory Session
- Introduction to freediving and the different disciplines
- Familiarisation with the equipment
- Duck-dives and effective underwater entry technique
- Proper body positioning
- Kicking technique
- Equalization techniques
- Breathing technique
- Hydration and diet
Water Session
- Preparation of the equipment
- Practice of efficient breathing techniques in the water
- Practice of duck-dives and kicking technique
- Practice and correction of body positioning
- Buoyancy test
- Freedives on the dive-line
- Maximum depth of 12 metres
Day 2
Theory Session
- Review of the freedives done on Day 1
- Fine-tuning the breathing technique
- Safety regulations
- Safety procedures in the water
- Pranayamas – yogic breathing with application to freediving
Water Session
- Warm up dives
- Practice of new breathing technique
- Buddy team work
- Safety procedures and rescue practice
- Freedives on the dive-line
- Maximum depth of 20 meter