AIDA 3 – Freediver Course

Your door to the world of freediving!

We designed this course for people comfortable in the water (able to swim 200m non-stop), confident submerging their head for a few seconds, and enthusiastic about discovering freediving.

Learn the core breathing and relaxation techniques used by freedivers to extend the time spent underwater in a safe way.

Get the skills that will improve your comfort and safe progress underwater. And learn what’s going on in your body when you hold your breath and why you should “never freedive alone” by becoming an observant and confident training buddy.

Altogether the course will provide you with the knowledge to practice freediving in a safe, relaxed, and enjoyable way. Welcome to the tribe !

The Fun Part

The fun part about this course is . . . well, just about all of it because learning to freedive is incredible!

What you will experience:

• Discover how long you can safely hold your breath.
• Dive on one breath to a maximum depth of 20m.
• ​Cover horizontal distance on one breath with bi-fins.
• A unique underwater freedom sensation.

What you learn

• The breathing cycle in freediving: relaxation, practice.
• ​Basic physiology of freediving: respiratory system, circulatory system, mechanics of breathing.
• Equalization for freediving: physics and equalization techniques (Valsalva and Frenzel)
• Safety skills to practice freediving with a buddy.
• The basic skills of 4 freediving disciplines: static apnea, dynamic apnea, free immersion, constant weight.
• ​The fundamentals of a proper duck dive technique for getting underwater smoothly.
• About specific freediving equipment: how to use it, how to take care of it, how to choose it.

Course Schedule :

Day 1
Morning
Theory : Presentation with your instructor, Breathing theory, Respiratory system, circulatory system, Breathing exercises, breathold exercises
Confined water session : Static breatholds, Buddying / monitoring, Safety skills

Afternoon
Theory : Equalization, safety, technique.
Open water session : Free immersion technique: head / body position, Relaxation at depth, duckdive

Day 2
Morning :

Theory
Dynamic apnea : technique and safety
Morning water (confined) :
Dynamic apnea
Bi-fin technique, body position, head position, turn
Safety skills

Afternoon :
Theory: Freediving equipment, freediving disciplines, code of conduct
Afternoon water (open water) : Constant weight, turn, duck dive

Day 3
Open Water: Constant weight technique, Safety skills, Buddying
Theory: AIDA 2 exam, Exam correction

Prerequisite:

• Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 with parent or guardian consent).
• Be able to swim at least 200m non-stop without fins OR 300m non-stop with mask fins and snorkel.
• Have completed the AIDA Medical Form.