Performance Freediving

Intermediate Freediver Course

What past students say about our programs...

Daryl Wong " Your class was more than I imagined it would be. Your professionalism and enthusiasm showed in the results of almost all of our class reaching personal bests of 100ft or more."

Kevin Busscher " I really appreciate both you and Bretts efforts and extraordinary amount of time during the clinic to share your experience and knowledge on freediving with all of us."

Christos Koutentis "I could rant on forever but could never hope to do this course any justice. I can honestly say that what I have learnt has massively changed the way I dive."

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Instructs competent and comfortable freedivers in essential safety and problem management with a high emphasis on proper technique development, training and equipment. A thorough understanding of the physics and physiology of freediving is instructed along with training programs to better further the freedivers physical and mental performance.

Intermediate Safety and Buddy Procedures
Equipment for Performance Freediving
Proper Ventilation for Gas Saturation and Volume
Psychological Aspects of Freediving
Physics and Physiology of Freediving
Confined Water Static Apnea Development
Open Water Constant Ballast Development
Techniques for Intermediate Freediving

Is this course for you?

Your knowledge of safety, rescue or problem management is limited. You're comfortable with basic freediving and achieve depths anywhere from 6 - 30m / 20 - 99 feet with relative comfort and have a breath-hold time of around 1 minute or longer. You're not sure of extended freediving physiology or the physics that affect you during your freedives. You have experience in Scuba, Freediving and/or Spearfishing. If so then this is the course for you!

Download and review the PFI medical form. If you say YES to any questions you may need to get doctors approval to take part in the course. Email us if you have any questions about the medical form.

Check out gear recommendations for this course.

Format / Duration

Intermediate Freediver is held over 4-days, 8-hrs / day
5 classroom sessions
3 pool sessions
3 open water sessions

Prerequisites

Basic Freediver or experience with Freediving, spearfishing or scuba diving (general comfort in the water)
Good health and fitness
12 years of age with guardian permission
Static Apnea (breath-hold) of 1:00 minute dry
Constant Ballast (unassisted freedive) of 6 meters / 20 feet

Cost

$695.00 and includes the following:
Personalized instruction from world record holders & trainer
1 instructor/assistant : 4-8 student divers ratio (inwater)
'Intermediate Freediver Student Manual'
'Intermediate Freediver Student Workbook'
Pool and Classroom sessions
Open Water instruction
Hands on experience with specialty freediving equipment
Clinic DVD and PFI T-Shirt
Certification card and wall certificate
Boat and other travel related fees may be an additional charge where applicable

Locations

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Registration and Payment Details

To secure your spot in a course, we need to receive both your regsitration and either a 50% deposit or full payment. Any outstanding course balance is due by the start of the course.

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Oct 22-25 , 2008 - DEMA 2008 in Las Vegas

Freediving or breath-hold diving is a type of advanced snorkeling and water adventure that allows us to experience the sights, sounds and challenges of the most natural of underwater experiences.

Human evolution and development has ingrained us with an underwater potential the same as our marine cousins, whales, seals and dolphins.

Without the use of underwater breathing apparatus, freedivers on a single breath of air can explore the underwater realm for minutes at a time with relative comfort.

Freediving is about the comfort and exploration of the ocean realm for recreation, spearfishing, competition or personal discovery.

For over 7 years, Performance Freediving has helped enthusiastic men, women and youth to explore the underwater world with expert training, support and products from the world's top freedivers.

PFI is North America's longest running Freediving training agency having taught over 2300 students to dive deeper, longer, and safer. Let us show you how!

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