Discover the underwater world in the most natural way by holding your breath. The Molchanovs Lap / Wave 1 Beginner Freediver course will take you through a fun and relaxed experience yet with a strong focus on making you a safe freediver. Everyone can access the Wave 1 course. You just need to be healthy and able to swim 200 meters. By the end of this course, through passing pool, depth, safety, and theory requirements, you will become a complete Wave 1 freediver.

Day 1:

• Freediving Physics and Physiology of freediving

• Breathwork, manipulation of nervous system through the breath

• Hyperventilation and Hypoventilation, avoiding Shallow water blackout

• Equalisation for freedivers

• Finning technique, Constant weight fins

• Free immersion - Buoyancy for freedivers

• Mental conditioning

• Yogic practices for freediving Hours: 9AM – 4/5PM

Day 2:

• Duckdiving, Mental preparation, pre dive ‘breathe up’ and recovery breaths

• Static breath holds dry

• Self rescue techniques

• Surface protocol and rescue

• Buddy protocol

• Underwater rescue

• Dry training and techniques for maintaining interest over time

• Breathwork routine for freedivers

• Knowledge assessment Hours: 9AM – 4/5PM

Freediving is a lifelong learning experience and yours starts here.

Requirements

• Swim 200m unassisted, non-stop in a pool setting

• Passing Requirements

Pool requirements (for Wave 1 & Lap 1)

• 1 min 30 sec static

• 30m DYNB

• Open Water requirements (for Wave 1)

• CWTB & FIM 12-20m

• CWTB Buddying 6-10m

• Rescue from 6-10m

  
  

Languages

Deutsch, English, Español