Our freediving courses
Learn about our freediving courses, adapted to all levels.
Freediving course in tenerife
We have the best freediving courses to do in Tenerife. Various levels, from the simplest freediving courses to courses for professionals. Find the freediving course that best suits you.
APNEA BAPTISM
“For those who have never freedived before and would like to try the world of free diving, we recommend a freediving baptism.”
The “freediving baptism” is the right course for those who are curious about freediving, but have not yet decided to take a complete course. During this course you will discover the wonderful underwater world and its charms from the purest form of diving.
Breakdown of the course:
- – A theory session: physiology, breathing, and safety systems.
- – A practical breathing and relaxation session for apnea.
- – Sea session: where everything learned in class will be put into practice.
For this course the only requirement is to know how to swim, so just sign up and enjoy the course!
This course corresponds to the first part of the level 1 course. If after the baptism you would like to continue with the first level course, you can continue with the training immediately afterwards or as agreed with the instructor.
- Course duration: 1 morning (4-5 hours approx.)
- Requirements:
- – Be at least 18 years old (or 12 with parental consent).
- – Know how to swim.
- – Medical certificate less than two years old stating that “there are no medical contraindications for apnea”.
- Includes: freediving equipment, insurance during the course and certificate of attendance.
- Price:
- 1 person 85€ pp
- 2 persons 70€ pp
- 3 persons 65€ pp
- 4 or more persons 60€ pp
LEVEL 1
This is the basic course where you will learn the techniques for a correct apnea breathing. In the freediving course level 1 you will acquire the methodology and the adequate knowledge to practice freediving in depths of up to 20 meters in a comfortable way.
Breakdown of the course:
- – Theory: freediving physiology, physics, breathing techniques, depth, compensation, pressure, disciplines, safety and rescue.
- – Practical workshop: breathing and relaxation techniques.
- – Pool: Static and Dynamic modalities.
- – Mar: breathing, visualization, kidney stroke, compensation, finning techniques, weighting, partner system, safety and rescue.
At the end of the course the student will be able to hold his/her breath for at least 2 minutes, dive 40 meters in dynamic apnea and descend 10-20 meters comfortably.
- Course duration: 2.5 days (12-14 hours approx.)
- Requirements:
- – Be at least 18 years old (or 12 with parental consent).
- – Know how to swim 200m without fins.
- – Medical certificate less than two years old stating that “there are no medical contraindications for apnea”.
- Includes: Digital manual, freediving equipment, insurance during the course and certificate of attendance. It will be certified at the end of the course once the minimum requirements have been met.
- Price: 350€.
Depending on the student’s choice, courses will be taught according to AIDA, SSI standards.
LEVEL 2
This course will provide the student with a better understanding of the natural adaptations to apnea: dive reflex and ways to induce it. You will learn advanced compensation techniques as well as freediving training methods. With this knowledge, the freediver will be able to descend between 20 and 30 meters comfortably.
Breakdown of the course:
- – Theory: to gain a better understanding of the physiological changes that occur in the body in a high pressure environment and the use of these changes in order to improve freediving performance.
- – Stretching: general and thoracic.
- – Pool: Improvement of Static and Dynamic techniques.
- – Mar: improvement of the Frenzel compensation technique.
- – Freefall: to achieve optimal relaxation and energy savings to increase freediving times and achieve greater depth.
At the end of the course the student will be able to hold his/her breath for 2 minutes and 30 seconds, swim 50 meters in dynamic apnea and comfortably dive between 20 and 30 meters deep.
- Course duration: 3 days (18-20 hours approximately).
- Requirements:
- – Be at least 18 years old (or 14 with parental consent).
- – Know how to swim 400m without fins.
- – To have passed the previous level.
- – Medical certificate less than two years old stating that “there are no medical contraindications for apnea”.
- – Have logged a minimum of 15 freediving sessions.
- – Own diving insurance.
- Includes: Digital manual, freediving equipment, insurance during the course and certificate of attendance. It will be certified at the end of the course once the minimum requirements have been met.
- Price: 390€.
Depending on the student’s choice, courses will be taught according to AIDA, SSI standards.
LEVEL 1 and 2
It includes the same theory, workshops, open water and pool sessions as for level 1 and level 2.
After the course, students will be able to hold their breath for at least 2 minutes and 30 seconds, swim 50 meters underwater and comfortably dive between 20 and 30 meters deep.
- Course duration: 5 days (28-30 hours approx.)
- Requirements:
- – Be at least 18 years old (or 14 with parental consent).
- – Know how to swim 400m without fins.
- – Medical certificate less than two years old stating that “there are no medical contraindications for apnea”.
- – To proceed to level 2 it is necessary to have passed the requirements of level 1.
- Includes: Digital manual, freediving equipment, insurance during the course and certificate of attendance. It will be certified at the end of the course once the minimum requirements have been met.
- Price: 650€.
Depending on the student’s choice, courses will be taught according to AIDA, SSI standards.
LEVEL 3
Level 3 is the pinnacle of the freediving program. The objective of this course is to work between 30 and 40 meters depth, where the “residual volume” of the lung is usually a limitation for your dives.
Breakdown of the course:
- – Theory: depth compensation using the “mouth-fill” technique, drawbacks and limitations caused by pressure and lung measurements. Depth of failure and “tents”. You will learn how to dive in passive exhalation (risks and benefits), decompression sickness and depth narcosis.
- – Pool: warm-ups, training tables for dynamic and static maxes.
- – Mar: you will practice mouth-fill depth compensation, dive in residual volume (FRC) to adapt your body to the depth and pressure. Carry out safety and rescue procedures at depth.
At the end of the course the student will be able to hold his/her breath for at least 3:30 minutes, dive 75 meters in dynamic apnea and descend between 30 and 40 meters comfortably.
- Course duration: 4 days (23-25 hours approximately).
- Requirements:
- – Have completed the requirements of the previous level.
- – Be at least 18 years old (or 16 with parental consent).
- – Know how to swim 400m without fins.
- – Have registered at least 25 freediving sessions.
- – Have certification of a First Aid course (including CPR) that is less than two years old.
- – Medical certificate less than two years old stating that “there are no medical contraindications for apnea”.
- – Own diving insurance.
- Includes: Digital manual, freediving equipment, insurance during the course and certificate of attendance. It will be certified at the end of the course once the minimum requirements have been met. To proceed to level 2 it is necessary to have passed the requirements of level 1.
- Price: 470€.
Depending on the student’s choice, courses will be taught according to AIDA, SSI standards.
MASTER
Despite not obtaining a specific freediving certification, it is the ideal program for those students already certified with, at least, a level 2. (SSI2, AIDA 3* or Apnea Academy 2) that seek to improve their freediving skills with the best instructors and freedivers and focusing on those particularities of freediving that interest you the most.
You will learn how a freediving school works as a whole, seen from the inside and participating in all the programmed activities. We guarantee a minimum of 4 sea trips per week.
Another great advantage of attending this course is the possibility of signing up for other courses with a 20% discount on the original price. And if you participate in the instructor course, you will be able to complete this part of the training without having to meet short deadlines. You will get an unbeatable experience doing internships with real students and an instructor supervising you at all times so that you get an almost personalized training.
- Requirements:
- – Hold a level 2 certification (SSI2, AIDA3 or Apnea Academy 2)
- – Medical certificate less than two years old stating that “there are no medical contraindications for apnea”.
- – Own diving insurance.
- Includes: freediving equipment and certificate of attendance.
- Duration of the course: 4 weeks (1 month).
- Price: 520€.
- Course duration: 8 weeks (2 months).
- Price: 850€.
INSTRUCTOR
The instructor course is your great opportunity to start a professional freediving career transmitting your knowledge to others about this fascinating sport. If you want to enjoy every day working as an instructor, come and learn from the best instructors in Apnea Canarias!
The course to become an instructor is challenging and requires full dedication for the duration of the course. All disciplines must be well prepared before the start of the course.
Breakdown of the course:
- – Theory: in addition to learning all the theory on how to prepare and manage a course, the student will have to make presentations on specific freediving topics, as well as teach their own classes.
- – Swimming pool: The student will be required to teach practical swimming pool classes in the Static and Dynamic modalities. In addition, the student must also be able to perform the minimum requirements in the pool modalities.
- – Mar: As in the swimming pool, the student will have to give practical sea classes in the depth modalities. Likewise, he/she must also be able to successfully pass the minimum requirements in the CWT, FIM and CNF modalities in the different exercises planned.
- – Exam: During the course the student must successfully pass the different exams set depending on the level of instructor he/she is applying for.
Combining this course with the MASTER is recommended for an ideal preparation!
- Course duration: 7 days
- Requirements:
- – Have a level 3 certification (SSI3 or AIDA4).
- – Medical certificate less than two years old stating that “there are no medical contraindications for apnea”.
- – Own diving insurance.
- Includes: apnea equipment, final certification and certificate of attendance. Instructors Kit not included in the price. Ask for more info.
- Price: 1250€.
CROSS OVER
This course is aimed at those students who are already freediving instructors of a certifier and who wish to validate their qualifications to other certifiers.
- Course duration: 4 days
- Instructors Kit not included in the price. Ask for more info.
- Price: 575€.
ZERO TO HERO
It is a program specially designed for those who, starting from scratch, wish to become an instructor following a progressive training in a relatively short time.
Throughout at least three months of continuous training, the student will go through all the courses. From the first level to becoming an instructor. During this time the student will be able to train and gain experience in order to decide (together with the instructor) at what time to go to the next level. This way you will get the most out of each course and get the most out of each course.
Therefore, there is no established course program beyond the program of each of the levels, with the great advantage that the student himself will set his own time with the advice of the instructors.
During all this time the student will be part of the Apnea Canarias family, so he/she will learn how a freediving school works as a whole, seen from the inside and participating in all the programmed activities.
As with the master course, during the instructor course the student will get an unbeatable experience doing practical training with real students and under the supervision of an instructor at all times, so that he/she gets an almost personalized training.
- Course duration: 12 weeks (3 months).
- Requirements:
- – Be at least 18 years old (or 16 with parental consent).
- – Know how to swim more than 400m without fins.
- – Meet the minimum requirements of each level to move to the next level.
- – For the instructor course: have a valid first aid certification (including CPR).
- – Medical certificate less than two years old, stating that “you have no medical contraindications for free diving”.
- – For level 2 and above: you must have valid dive insurance.
- Includes: digital manual, freediving equipment, insurance during the course and certificate of attendance. It will be certified at the end of the course once the minimum requirements have been met.
- Price: 2200€.
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