Hello. I am traveling to the Philippines next month and want to start training in freediving. I have never taken a course in freediving. But I have done free diving quite a bit, probably to depths of around 20 ft, while snorkeling in the past.
I noticed that many of the freediving courses on offer emphasize skills that I have already mastered, like a two-minute static breath hold and swimming horizontally underwater for 50m. I have been doing CO2 tables and also apnea swims, and I've already done a 3-minute breath hold and could probably do a bit more. I can swim horizontally on the bottom of a 13fth-deep pool for about 100 seconds. I feel like it would be a waste to take a beginner's course where others are just learning these skills, but on the other hand I need to gain basic freediving knowledge (about safety, etc.) and improve my technique under the supervision of experienced divers.
What should I do? Is there a course that caters to folks like me, rather than those just starting out with breath holding and the like?
Many thanks,
Tim
I noticed that many of the freediving courses on offer emphasize skills that I have already mastered, like a two-minute static breath hold and swimming horizontally underwater for 50m. I have been doing CO2 tables and also apnea swims, and I've already done a 3-minute breath hold and could probably do a bit more. I can swim horizontally on the bottom of a 13fth-deep pool for about 100 seconds. I feel like it would be a waste to take a beginner's course where others are just learning these skills, but on the other hand I need to gain basic freediving knowledge (about safety, etc.) and improve my technique under the supervision of experienced divers.
What should I do? Is there a course that caters to folks like me, rather than those just starting out with breath holding and the like?
Many thanks,
Tim