One Day Freediver Course | Sunshine Coast

The PADI One Day ‘Freediver’ course serves as an entry-level course designed to provide a fun, informative, and safe introduction to Freediving through classroom and pool learning.

The course covers several essential aspects of Freediving, including the physiology and psychology of Freediving, equipment for Freediving, and Freediving safety. Led by Adam Sellars and his team of instructors, the course shares various techniques from Freediving that can enhance mental strength, mental health, and coping skills for stress and anxiety.

**Please note you can enrol directly in the two-day Freediver course – details below on the two day course **

The PADI Two Day ‘Freediver’ course Over the two-day course, participants receive classroom training, followed by physical techniques in both the pool and the ocean to enable them to achieve maximum propulsion with minimal effort. The course also includes mental preparation, visualisation, and breathwork techniques to help participants control their emotional state, nervous system, and achieve calmness before the dive.

Participants of this course can expect to develop skills that will enable them to dive safer, improve their overall health and vitality, explore the underwater world quietly, increase their surfing or spearfishing abilities, and enjoy all the life that inhabits the big blue. They will also acquire skills in breathwork, mindfulness, and calm living, which can help them overcome fear or self-defeating thoughts to enhance their overall well-being.

With experienced instructors on hand to guide you through the learning process, you’ll develop the skills and confidence necessary to push your limits and explore the underwater world in a whole new way. Don’t miss the opportunity to take the first step towards becoming a certified freediver.

Package inclusions

What is included in the PADI Freediver course:

• E-LEARNING
• Theory
• Breath Workshop/Mindfulness
• Confined water session.
• Double Freedive in the ocean. (NOT FOR BASIC ONE DAY COURSE)
• Photo package
• Access to free pool training post course.

PADI Freediver performance requirements:

• 90 seconds Static breath hold.
• 25m Dynamic
• 10m constant weight Dive in the Ocean.
• Buddying and rescue tecniques
• PADI FREEDIVING E-LEARNING.

Course Itinerary

• 08:40- arrive at location (varies per location)
• 08:45- 10:45 – Classroom theory
• 10:45- 11:45 – Breath workshop and meditation
• 11:45- 12:30 – Lunch break – light meal (not provided)
• 12:30- 03:30 Pool (static apnea, dynamic apnea, duck diving, rescue and safety)

Prerequisites

• Be 12 years of age or older
• Complete Medical form
• Be able to swim 200m or 300m with mask, snorkel, fins