Advanced Freediver Course – Level 3*
This course is aimed at experienced freedivers & Level 2* graduates. It is the premier course at amateur level and its purpose is to refine the freediver’s skills and learn how to improve one’s abilities through training.
It’s duration is over 8 days and this is due to the numerous hours of practical sessions in both confined and open water environments (pool and sea).
In theory, the level 2 material is taught, plus:
– Coaching / basic principles / structure of training programs.
– Sports nutrition.
– Specialized freediving & underwater hunting techniques.
– Specialized relaxation techniques / meditation.
– Stretching and respiratory muscle conditioning.
In pool practice:
– Applied static and dynamic breathing training.
– Hypoxic and hypercapnic static & dynamic apnea training.
In practice, at sea:
– Rescue and towing techniques from -16m.
– Perfecting technique / free fall.
– Sea-specific training programs.
– Practical training in advanced free diving & underwater hunting techniques.
– Diving to a depth of 30m.
At Level 3*, students are provided with a free spirometry test (measurement of vital lung capacity).
As in Level 2*, classes are always small in numbers.
Minors (aged 14 years or over) may also attend the course. Parental approval is required.*
*Our highly trained and experienced instructors as graduates of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), have the pedagogical competence and are thus qualified to teach minors given their legal guardian’s written consent.
At the beginning of the course, the syllabus is handed out to every student. Following its completion, videos of the student’s efforts (dives) as well as a freediving certificate from the relevant educational organization, are provided.
In order to attain Level 3* certification, the student takes a theoretical knowledge test at the end of the course.
Passing criteria include the following elements, performance-wise: A Static apnea hold of 03:00”, a dynamic apnea swim of 70 meters and a 25-meter dive.
Please note that, pool entrance & usage are included in the course fee.
OneBreath Freediving can also provide equipment, if the student does not possess his/her own
