The goal of the Freediver Course is to instill you with the necessary knowledge and skills to achieve safe, feel-good dives as deep as 70 feet (21 meters). Understanding of the concepts of efficiency and relaxation, and how to apply them during your freediving sessions will open the doors to your success and enjoyment of your time underwater.
This course is suitable for absolute beginners and for people who have been freediving or spearfishing for some time who are looking to set the foundation to be able to progress further. All in-water training for this course takes place in deep cenotes (we don’t spend any amount of time in swimming pools during this course!)
The topics covered during the theory are:
– History and development of freediving as a sport
– Ways to engage in freediving: depth and pool disciplines
– Necessary equipment and considerations when picking your own
– Equalization, techniques, and body positioning
– Pre-dive breathing and recovery breathing
– Basic diving physics and physiology
– Understanding of risks, preventive measures, safety protocols, and rescue techniques
– Pranayama (yogic breathing) for freediving
The schedule of the course is flexible to accommodate your goals, pace, and needs. A theory session (approximately 2 hours each) precedes the dive session of each day.
Cenote dive Day 1:
– Correct donning of freediving gear
– Effective in-water breathing position and technique
– Entry techniques for free immersion and constant weight dives
– Body positioning and efficient underwater propulsion
– Buoyancy checks
– Dives on the line to a maximum depth of 40 feet (12 meters)
Cenote dive Day 2:
– Warm up dives
– Fine-tuning of the pre-dive breathing technique
– Free immersion and constant weight dives to a maximum depth of 70 feet (21 meters)
– Buddy system practice
– Surface safety and assistance
– Underwater rescues
If you have the time and your travel itinerary allows, you can add another dive day to your course. This way, you have the option to distribute the course content into three shorter days. You can use the third dive day to refine specific skills or to put it all together in a fun dive session as you explore a different cenote.
2 theory sessions, 2 cenote dive sessions (2-3 hours each), 1 pranayama session
Days typically run from 9 AM to 5 PM
2 theory sessions, 3 cenote dive sessions (2-3 hours each), 1 pranayama session
Days typically run from 9 AM to 3 PM
– Instruction and in-water supervision
– Transportation from Tulum downtown to the cenotes and back
– All necessary equipment: low volume mask, snorkel, freediving fins, 5mm wetsuit, rubber belt, buoy, rope, and weights
– Cenotes entry fees
– GoPro videos with technique review
– Level 1 international certification issued by Apnea Total