Freediving Master Course
Course Timeline
The Master Course consists of a virtual evening class, followed by a beginner ocean day, followed by an intermediate ocean day.
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Evening Class
Evening class takes place virtually on a weeknight, 6-9pm, via Google Meet. You'll practice breath holding and ear equalizing, and learn about safety, the gear you need, and how our bodies respond to being underwater.
2
Beginner Ocean Day
Beginner ocean days take place on Saturdays at San Carlos beach in Monterey. The focus is on getting started at your own pace, getting comfortable underwater, learning skills like equalization, breathing and duck-diving, and putting them all together into complete freedives.
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Intermediate Ocean Day
Intermediate ocean days take place on Saturdays at San Carlos beach in Monterey. The focus is on more advanced skills like hydrodynamics and freefall, and also learning to train on your own, with rigorous attention to the protocols for keeping yourself and your buddies safe in confined and open water.
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Certification
AIDA 2* (Intermediate Freediver) and AIDA 3* (Advanced Freediver) certifications are available with this course.
- John PrinsInstructor, Fins and Foam FreedivingYou don't need any experience to join this class. You don't need to be athletic or a strong swimmer. The emphasis is on safety and learning to freedive at your own pace.
Course Highlights
3:1 instructor-student ratio
We keep ocean classes small so you get lots of dive time and attention.
8 hours of ocean time
This course has the most ocean time of any Freediving course from any school.
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FAQs
We will go through the gear you need in detail in the evening class, but any gear you want to buy, you can get from the Fins and Foam Gear Shop, and any gear you want to rent, you can get from one of the many dive shops within walking distance of our dive spot.
If you want to keep it simple, order the Starter Kit, which has everything you need to get started freediving here in California. If you order it before your ocean classes, you can try on items like the wetsuit and fins for fit before class.
If you want to keep it simple, order the Starter Kit, which has everything you need to get started freediving here in California. If you order it before your ocean classes, you can try on items like the wetsuit and fins for fit before class.
Yes. Certifications are from AIDA, the governing body of freediving, like PADI is for scuba.
AIDA has four levels of certification: 1 (Beginner), 2 (Intermediate), 3 (Advanced) and 4 (Assistant Instructor). If you complete your Master course and demonstrate that you know how to freedive safely, you will probably receive AIDA 2 certification, as long as you meet certain performance requirements, and are guaranteed to receive an AIDA 1 certification.
If, after your Master course, you want to continue improving your freediving and upgrade your certification to a higher level, you can always return for a Fins and Foam Deeper course. This course offers AIDA 3 and 4 certifications.
AIDA has four levels of certification: 1 (Beginner), 2 (Intermediate), 3 (Advanced) and 4 (Assistant Instructor). If you complete your Master course and demonstrate that you know how to freedive safely, you will probably receive AIDA 2 certification, as long as you meet certain performance requirements, and are guaranteed to receive an AIDA 1 certification.
If, after your Master course, you want to continue improving your freediving and upgrade your certification to a higher level, you can always return for a Fins and Foam Deeper course. This course offers AIDA 3 and 4 certifications.
No. In fact, it is ideal to leave a bit of time between your evening and ocean classes, so you can practice the skills you learned in evening class. In any case, both classes can be scheduled independently and flexibly, so you can take them in the same week, or two weeks apart, or four, or whatever works for your schedule. Evening classes take place regularly on weeknights, and ocean classes almost every Saturday, so you have plenty of dates to choose from.
Course materials and certifications are both included within the course fee. The only other thing you need to budget for is gear.
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