AIDA 3 Star – Advanced Freediver

Description

This course is for those who have grasped and mastered the skill set and really want to unlock the door to the wonders of the deep. This course is THE start of deep freediving! Advanced Freedivers are trained to dive up to -30m. You will be able to really experience the sensations around you and within.

Much of the course will be spent building on the skills learnt in the AIDA 2 course, learning and practicing free-fall technique, advanced Frenzel equalization techniques and training tables. Plus you will gain further knowledge in the physiology, the techniques and safety aspects and become proficient in the various different disciplines of freediving.

This course opens up a whole new world of diving and offers the first glimpse into what competitive freedivers experience. It is also a great course to enhance your rescue and buddy skills.

Theory:

• Buoyancy, proper weighting and free falling.
• Physiology and equalizing, including the Frenzel technique.
• Concept of using CO2 table to improve CO2 tolerance and performance.
• Advanced safety procedures.
• Pulmonary physiology and barotrauma.
• Mammalian Dive Reflex.

Practical sessions:

• Review basic freediving skills – diving and finning techniques.
• Thoracic stretching and visualization for deep diving.
• Master Frenzel equalization and learn the advantages of free falling: how it enhances relaxation, preserves oxygen and increases immersion times and depth.
• Improvement of static and dynamic techniques.
• Rescue scenarios at depth and on the surface, including self-rescue.

By the end of the course, students will be able to do a breath-hold of at least 2:45min, swim 55m dynamic and perform comfortable dives to between 24 and 30 meters depth.

Course length: 3 days

Requirements: Be at least 18 years old (or 16 with parental or guardian consent), be able to swim at least 400m non-stop without fins; have completed AIDA level 2 freediving course and logged at least 15 freediving sessions. Medical certification must be completed.

Includes: Freediving equipment, student’s kit, freediving insurance and AIDA 3 Certification.