Freediving courses

Introductory course with no previous freediving experience required. You will learn the basics about equipment, breathing techniques, equalization and physiology. In this course you will gain the primary skills and knowledge to enjoy freediving safely.

Foundation freediving course for students who feel comfortable in the water. You will learn more about physiology, detailed techniques of breathing, relaxation, finning and underwater swimming as well as dealing with problems and hazards. Students will be able to safely plan and practice basic freediving.

Prerequisites: AIDA ** or equivalent

Intermediate freediving course which is a follow up of AIDA **. The student will be introduced to more advanced concepts and techniques for deeper freediving such as freefalling, while improving your finning technique and streamline swimming. In this course you will learn advanced equalization practices and planing your own training program.

Prerequisites: AIDA*** or equivalent

Advanced freediving course developed to continue your training beyond AIDA ***. Student will learn techniques, knowledge and safety procedures for deep freediving beyond recreational diving. This course will prepare you for competitive freediving by introducing techniques such as mouth fill and exhale diving. You will also be introduced into land preparation such as full body and lung stretching and fitness for the sport.

Training day at Blue Hole or Light House. Except our standard freediving courses we also offer the opportunity of an individual training which focuses on special needs and requirements of a freediver. It varies from improving specific diving skills or leading a freediver while the maximum deep dive is trying to be reached, to any kind of freediving competition preparation.

The AIDA Monofin Freediver Course is a specialized course for the development of correct monofin technique. The students will be introduced to specific stretching and exercises that will help them improve their monofin kicks while obtaining a better fluidity and streamlined position underwater. Besides this one-day course we from freedivecenter also offer a half-day monofin clinic.

Prerequisites: AIDA ** Freediver or equivalent

This is a one-day course for anyone who plans to enter a freediving competition and wants to know more about how it works. The students will learn all the competition rules and procedures in classroom and put it to practice in water while recreating a competition enviroment. You will also learn some tips from our experienced instructors so at the end you will be beter prepared to face the actual competition day.