Course Description: In this course, you will get all the basics of freediving and become an autonomous freediver able to explore the underwater world comfortably. You will learn how to practice freediving safely, what happens with your body when you hold your breath, how to dive more efficiently, and how to handle freediving mentally. These skills are transferrable to other life situations. By the end of the course, you should be able to dive safely and comfortably between 12 and 20 meters - which is the depth limit for this course. You will experience both using fins or pulling on a rope to descend and ascend. You will also learn distance disciplines in the pool, with and without fins, focusing on technique and efficiency. You will learn exactly what is occurring inside the body before, during, and after a dive to depth and distance, and will learn how to improve upon skills following the course. You will learn how to handle worse case scenarios, why they occur, and learn how to rescue a diver from depth. You will make huge progress in just a few days, and leave with a new sense of your own capabilities as a freediver. You will discover new ways to apply the skills as a passion, sport, or hobby. Your certification will allow you to confidently train with, and buddy other certified divers in the global freediving community. Pre-requisites: Swim 200m unassisted, non-stop in a pool setting, signed medical and professional liability waiver. Dates: Wednesday July 8th (3hrs dry), Saturday 11th + Sunday 12th July (in water training) 2026 Course Breakdown 1. Learning Materials: Open (home study) 2. Theory: Wednesday July 8th ( 5:30PM - 8:30PM DRY) 3. Dry Session: Saturday July 11 ( AM) 4. Pool Session: Saturday July 11 ( 10:00AM - 1:00PM) 5. Open Water Session 1: Saturday July 11 ( 2:30-5:00PM) 6. Open Water Session 2: Sunday July 12 (10:00AM-1:00PM) Passing Requirements: Dry/ Pool: 1 min 30 sec static (Breath hold in the water) 30m DYNB (Dynamic Bifins) Open Water requirements: 1. CWTB & FIM (pulling down and up) 12-20m 2. CWTB (finning down and up) Buddying 6-10m 3. Rescue from 6-10m Training course offered by Iain Belcher of Element Freediving. *must have own equipment
