To enroll in a Freediver course you must be at least 12 years old. You need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior experience with snorkeling, skin diving or freediving is required.

Younger than 12? 8 year olds and older can enroll in the PADI Skin Diver course.

Getting Started

Contact us and get your Freediver eLearning. This interactive study tool gives you the background information you need to freedive safely and allows you to study at your own pace. Your Freediver Instructor will check on your progress and make sure you understand important freediving information.

Academic

The Freediver course consists of three main phases:

• Knowledge development about freediving principles through independent study with Freediver eLearning (or your instructor may conduct class sessions if not available in a language you understand).
• Confined water session to learn breath-hold techniques as well as static and dynamic apnea. Goal: static apnea of 90 seconds and dynamic apnea of 25 metres/80 feet.
• Open water sessions to practice free immersion and constant weight freedives, plus proper buddy procedures. Goal: constant weight freedive of 10 metres/30 feet.

Equipment

In the Freediver course, you learn to use a mask, snorkel and fins, and may also use a wetsuit and weight belt. Using gear designed specifically for freediving is best, however, in this course, you may be able to use snorkeling equipment you already own.

Check with our staff about the gear you'll use during this course and get advice about everything you need from your Freediver Instructor.

Learn More About Our Instructor

Johnny Carabajal is the CMAS national record holder: