Freediving Courses

Pool Course
SSI Basic
Duration: 1 day
Description: The SSI Basic is a 1 day pool course; in the winter, when it is too cold to dive in the sea or the quarry, it is still possible to learn and practice Freediving in a safe, comfortable and warm environment.
The course includes:
- 2 theory sessions to understand the freediving physiology, safety aspects pressure related issues.
- 1 breathing and dry breath holding session to learn breathing, relaxation and to experience the sensations associated with the urge to breathe
- 2 confined water sessions to teach finning technique and safety procedures and all skills that will be required during the OW session.
Cost: R900. Including certification, equipment and manual. Excluding fees for pool.
Prerequisites: Be 18 years of age or older (14 years with parent or guardian consent). Be able to swim at least 200m non-stops without fins.
(And when it's warmer you can complete the SSI Level 1 course by doing an additional day (2 dive sessions) at the Blue Rock Quarry!

Beginner Courses
SSI Level 1 Freediver Course
Duration: 2 days
Description: The SSI level 1 Freediver course is to provide students the proper skills and the proper knowledge to partake in the recreational sport of Freediving in a safe and enjoyable manner.
The course includes:
- 2 theory sessions to understand the freediving physiology, afety aspects pressure related issues.
- 1 breathing and dry breath holding session to learn breathing, relaxation and to experience the sensations associated with the urge to breathe
- 2 confined water sessions to teach finning technique and safety procedures and all skills that will be required during the OW session.
- 2 open water sessions to practice duck diving, body positioning, streamlining with the purpose to allow the student to Freedive safely to a depth of 10/20 meters.
Cost: R1950. Including certification, equipment and manual. Excluding fees for pool/quarry/boat.
Prerequisites: Be 18 years of age or older (14 years with parent or guardian consent). Be able to swim at least 200m non-stops without fins.

Advanced Courses
SSI level 2 Freediver Course
Duration: 3 Days
Description: This course provides students with the proper skills and the proper knowledge to partake in freediving activities at a higher level (20/30 meters)
The course includes:
- 3 theory sessions to achieve a deeper understanding of the physiological changes happening to the body in a high pressure environment and how to use these changes in order to improve performance
- 1 practical session to practice stretching in order to improve physical, thoracic and abdominal flexibility in order to adapt to the high pressure environment
- 2 pool sessions to improve the breath holding time ability, and practice proper techniques for dynamic and dynamic without fins.
- 4 open water sessions to master how to equalize using “frenzel” technique, and to learn the advantage and skills of freefalling in order to improve relaxation, save oxygen and increase dive times and depth.
Cost: R2650. Including certification, equipment and manual. Excluding fees for pool/quarry/boat.
Prerequisites: To enrol in the SSI Level 2 Freediver course, an individual must:
- Be 18 years of age or older (16 years with parent or guardian consent)
- Be able to swim at least 400m non-stop without fins.
- Have completed the SSI Level 1 Freediver course (or Equivalent) and logged a minimum of 25 Freedive Sessions (SSI Freediver Log book)
- CPR first aid

Applied Freediving Courses
Spearfisherman Technique Course
Duration: 1 Day
Description: This 1 day pool course is aimed to spearfishermen who want to extend their bottom times while hunting and improve their efficiency while swimming.
Most spearfishermen are self taught, which means they buy a gun and they try to figure out how to hunt for fish and how to freedive at the same time. Most of the times they spend a lot of energy to get to depth since they have little knowledge about streamlining, finning technique, duck diving and in general how to move efficiently while submerged. Often they counterbalance this by adding too much lead to their weight belts, which results in a very hard ascent. In addition to this, they have little awareness of their own breathing efficiency and capacity and how to use the breathing to relax and therefore have short bottom times.
During this course you will learn:
- how to breathe correctly before a dive and how to take an efficient last breath.
- how to hold your breath comfortably, safely, and extend your bottom times.
- how to gauge recovery (surface) times in between dives.
- how to do efficient duck dives in order to start the dive in the easiest way.
- how to fin correctly underwater in order to cover a bigger distance with less energy
Content:
- 2 pool sessions
- 1 theory session
Cost: R700 (excl. access to the pool)