




PADI Advanced Freediver Course
Explore the depths!
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Pre-requisites:
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Completed PADI Freediving course or similar.
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Valid medical certificate within last 12 months.
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A minimum of 15 years old.
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CPR and First Aid within last 24 months.
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Location:
Queenscliffe 37 Learmonth street.
Description:
Take your freediving to the next level with the PADI Advanced Freediver course. Improve your breath-hold, dive deeper, and refine your technique with expert guidance. Perfect for freedivers looking to push their limits safely and confidently!
Required Equipment:
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Mask + Snorkel
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Wetsuit (5mm recommended)
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Weight belt + weights
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Fins
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Dive computer
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We provide hire gear if required, or you can purchase directly from us.
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Course Outcomes: After successful completion of the PADI Freediver course with Freedive Geelong, participants will have the knowledge and skills to Freedive to a maximum of 24 metres depth.
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Course Objectives: ​
The course objectives of the PADI Advanced Freediver course are designed to help students refine and expand their freediving skills, techniques, and safety practices. Key objectives include:
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Improved breath holding abilities: Learn advanced techniques to extend static and dynamic apnoea times, allowing for longer and more comfortable underwater experiences. Introduction of apnoea tables.
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Increase Depth Proficiency: Safely progress to deeper depths through improved equalization techniques and relaxation strategies.
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Enhance Freediving Techniques: Focus on refining posture, streamlining, and finning techniques for more efficient diving and energy conservation.
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Develop Advanced Safety and Rescue Skills: Learn and practice rescue techniques specific to deeper freediving scenarios to ensure safe diving practices.
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Build Physical and Mental Preparation: Understand advanced physical conditioning and mental relaxation techniques to support deeper dives and longer breath-holds.
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These objectives focus on refining skills and safety, progressing in depth and breath-hold duration, and fostering a strong foundation in both the physical and mental aspects of freediving.
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Performance criteria.
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Perform a static apnoea attempt of at least 2:30 min.
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Dynamic apnoea attempt of at least 50m.
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Swim 20m under water with one fin.
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Perform rescue of a diver on the surface simulating a black out.
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Competently perform a Constant Weight Freedive to at least 20 metres depth.
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Demonstrate the rescue of a diver simulating a blackout underwater at 10m depth, including towing the diver 20m on the surface.
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Perform buddy role and escort a diver from 10 metres depth to the surface.
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What's Included:​
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PADI Advanced Freediving certificate (on successful completion).
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Small group coaching. ​
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Price: from $595
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9 hr 15 min
595 Australian dollars