FREEDIVING
Freediving is the art of diving on breath-hold.
For thousands of years, freediving has been a tool for people to hunt and gather.
Freediving is a skill we all have but we need to discover first our potential in order to be able to use it.
Freediving is also a fast-growing sport surprising us regularly with what humans are capable of.
Freediving allows you to look from a very different and unique perspective at yourself, and enables you to interact very naturally with water and acuatic wildlife.
Tenerife has excellent conditions for freediving, water temperatures between 18-24 degrees and usually underwater visibility from 15-40m!
There are many reasons why you might want to learn how to freedive...
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TRY FREEDIVING
Try Freediving
Duration: 3h
Price: 80€
Meeting point: 09:30, Alcalá
If you feel attracted by the idea of Freediving but don't yet feel convinced to book a full course, then this is your chance to form yourself an opinion.
Get introduced into the basic theory and skillset for freediving. After an introduction into Freediving in general we will speak about how diving on breath-hold, mammalian dive reflex and rising pressure underwater affect your body. You will get insight into the importance of your mind in the sport, you will practice breathing and relaxation, get to know the equipment, prepare and finally apply everything holding your breath underwater.
Insurance included.
Why should I do a freediving course?
Freediving is the most natural way to explore the underwater world. Diving down into the deep without any technical equipment, scuba tanks etc., only with the confidence of our own skills and adaptation to the aquatic environment… it’s intense, thrilling, beautiful, demanding, dreamlike, and much more!
It’s all about inward power, relaxation and control over mind and body. Discover hidden powers and capacities that we all have and which allow us to submerge ourselves and hold our breath for much longer than what we might believe.
Scary in the beginning, we quickly learn how our body adapts to this new situation. Let me guide you in this incredible journey of discovering your hidden powers and the underwater world. Learn the principles and techniques of diving on breath-hold, and understand how to practice this beautiful sport and lifestyle in a safe way.
Structure
PADI is the world’s leading diving organization. My freediving courses follow their guidelines and safety standards. PADI offers great online learning materials which you will get access to once you sign up for a course, and after completing your course you will be officially certified by PADI.
Generally, the courses have three main phases:
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Independent study with the PADI Freediver eLearning, knowledge development and final exam. Do the reading at home before your holiday and gain more free time here in Tenerife.
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Confined water session to learn breath-hold techniques, static and dynamic apnea.
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Open water session to practice free immersion (pulling with arms) and constant weight (swimming with fins) dives, along with proper buddy procedures.
Each day will start either with theory (deepening the theoretical knowledge and time for questions about the eLearning), a breathing and relaxation session and/or stretching. The practical part of the course takes 2 days, and after successfully completing all the requirements you will get certified.
Breathingwater strongly believes in a personal approach to ensure the highest level of attention. Maximum number of students during a course is 2, but if you would like a completely private course 1:1, please send me a message.
Freediving insurance is included in all courses.
Booking & Cancellation policy
In order to complete your booking, you need to do an initial payment of 100€. There is no refund possible if you later cancel the course.
Why would you not get a refund? Because once you do the initial payment you will get access to your PADI e-learning on www.padi.com. There you have all the online theory for your course (actually for all the available PADI Freediving courses).
For details about each specific course, click on the image:
TRAINING
Freediving Private Training
Duration: 1.5h
Price: 65€
Start: 9.30
Take advantage of the favourable sea conditions here in southern Tenerife: more sun and less wind, good visibility between 15-40 meters and a pleasant water temperature (18-24 degrees) all year round.
Practice good sensations and improve your technique under supervision - numbers don't matter, but magic and beauty do. We review the technique and work on where you want to become more confident or where you want to improve.
1:1 sessions with your instructor help you get the most out of your time on the rope.
Only private training is offered, no mixed groups.
Maximum depth 30 metres.
A single training session costs 65€. Take advantage of the special offer for a double session with a small break in between for only 100€.