This program teaches fundamental freediving techniques. It allows you to comfortably enjoy the aquatic world to depths of up to 20 m/66 ft. You will also practice static apnea. This helps develop your breath-holding abilities and in-water comfort.
Your PFI Freediver course will cover fundamental topics such as:
- Essential safety procedures for breath-holding at the Freediver level
- Proper breathing techniques for freediving and snorkeling
- Confined water skill development i.e., static apnea
- Open water skill development i.e., techniques for depth diving
- Equalization for depth diving
- Equipment for freediving and snorkeling
- The fundamental physics and physiology of freediving; understand what happens to your body at depth
Boat fees for ocean sessions are included in price.
More info below in Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs
How long is the course? What’s the structure of the days ?
2 days
Saturday morning classroom theory 8am-12pm
Saturday afternoon pool session 1pm-4pm
Sunday morning ocean 8am-12pm
What’s the cost of the course?
$3200 which includes:
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Personalized instruction from highly trained freediving specialists.
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A student-to-instructor ratio of no more than six:one
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Classroom sessions with detailed knowledge development taught by freediving experts
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Confined water sessions
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Open water sessions
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Hands-on experience with specialty freediving equipment
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Certification card
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Boat costs
- eLearning
Do I need to be able to dive deep to do the course?
No, the course is made to teach you to dive so you don’t need to be at any advanced levels of diving ability. What we require is you need to be able to swim, thread water comfortably and have overall water comfort. It is also highly preferred that you have experience using basic snorkeling gear such as a mask and snorkel.
General good health and fitness.
What equipment do I need?
Mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit or at least some kind of exposure protection. Weightbelt if you have a wetsuit. Timing device (such as waterproof watch or stopwatch) or a freedive computer.
What does this course teach?
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Essential safety procedures for breath-holding at the Freediver level
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Proper breathing techniques for freediving and snorkeling
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Confined water skill development i.e., static apnea
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Open water skill development i.e., techniques for depth diving
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Equalization for depth diving
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Equipment for freediving and snorkeling
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The fundamental physics and physiology of freediving; understand what happens to your body at depth
Up to a depth of 66 feet
Is this course for you?
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You’re interested in learning the fundamental techniques of freediving
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You’re new to freediving and wish to get your best start in the sport the right way. Or you have been diving a while and are ready to take your diving to the next level safely.
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You typically dive in the shallows
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You want to dive safely
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You want to hold your breath longer
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You want to dive deeper
