PADI ADVANCED FREEDIVER course

Achieving a new freediving time or reaching a new depth is an incredible feeling. It satisfies that very personal desire to do your best and be proud of what you can accomplish. Our PADI Advanced Freediver course is designed to fulfill that personal need to refine and improve your freediving skills, allowing you to progress slowly while learning how your body performs during apnea.

About the PADI Advanced freediver course

PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) is the largest diving organisation in the world. The main focus in our PADI Advanced Freediver course is safety, quality and fun. We will teach you how to achieve the freedive course goals in a comfortable and pleasant manner. You will be amazed how fast you will progress and what you can achieve with your body and mind. Freediving is all about relaxation and trust: We take the time for you to learn and experience freediving in your own pace.

The PADI Advanced Freediver course consists out of:
  • Theory sessions Knowledge development about advanced freediving techniques and equipment. You’ll study independently using the PADI Freediver Touch (your instructor also conducts class sessions).
  • Confined water sessions Learn stretching and relaxation techniques as well as refine static and dynamic apnea. Goal: Static apnea of 2:30 min. & dynamic apnea of 50 meters (under 18 years: 2 min/40m).
  • Open water sessions (or dive tower) Practice deeper free immersion and constant weight freedives, along with additional buddy procedures and rescue techniques. Goal: freedive to 20-24 meter (15 meter when you’re under 18 years).

Price: 549 Euro (incl PADI Touch & cert fee)
Also see AIDA3 for a cheaper alternative

Additional information about the PADI Advanced Freediver course:

The PADI Advanced Freediver course consists of a theory part, two pool sessions and two open water (depth) sessions. You can study the theory at home in your own pace. During the swimming pool sessions, we continue with static and dynamic freediving and learn advanced freediving techniques and rescue skills. In the open water, we will go into depth in 2 sessions and teach rescue and advanced techniques like free falling. We will also further refine free immersion and constant weight techniques. After the course, you will be able to comfortably dive to a depth of 20-24 metres.

In the Netherlands, we can dive in the local lakes during the summer months. If it is too cold or you prefer not to dive outdoors, we can use a deep indoor pool (diving tower) such as Dive4life and NEMO33. A NEMO33 deep session is available for an additional fee. The extra cost for the lesson and entrance to the indoor pool is not included in the standard course price. We try to schedule sessions on one day.

The PADI Advanced Freediver includes:
  • PADI Freediver Touch (elearning app).
  • Various freedive gear to test
  • Wetsuit, mask, snorkel, fins, weight belt *
  • Personal coaching, max 4 students per instructor
  • Pool entry fee (swimming pool)
  • DAN freedive insurance for students **

 

The PADI Advanced Freediver course excludes:
  • Open water / dive tower wetsuit (for rent)
  • Transportation from/to locations
  • Certification fee PADI (when you’ve met the requirements)
  • Entry fee dive towers (additional fee may apply).

* During this course you can use snorkeling equipment that you may already own, but for the advanced freediver course it is strongly recommended that you use special freediving equipment. You can rent or purchase good quality freediving equipment from us.

** If you want to take advantage of the complimentary DAN freedive insurance for students, you can indicate this prior to the training so we can register you with DAN.
To participate, you must have adequate swimming skills and be in good physical condition. You must hold the a PADI Freediver certification or equivalent (SSI, AIDA, Molchanovs, etc). You must also have completed the Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care course (CPR and first aid) within the last 24 months. You can also take the EFR course combined with the Advanced Freediver course at Tangaroa. To enroll in the PADI Advanced Freediver course you must be at least 15 years old. If you are 12 years old or older you can join the PADI Basic Freediver course.

Please feel free to contact us to discuss the possibilities or if you have any further questions.

In the video below, an impression of what to expect in the depth section of the PADI freedive courses at Dive4life: