Hello from Wapping, London

[Jamie Bell]

Hi everyone. I'm from Wapping in East London. I'm new to free diving although have enjoyed recreational diving/snorkelling for a few years. I used to be a club swimmer in my youth (alas, a distant memory), but can do 50m+ dynamic (no fins) and a bit over 5mins static. Can't get (or won't risk getting) any further without formal instruction and a buddy (the wife is delightful in every respect and far more lovely than I deserve, but has no interest in diving), so I'm scratching around for courses and regular classes.

Have thought about Apnea Revolution or London Freediving.

 

[BatRay]

Hello! Did you end up finding courses or classes?

 

[Jamie Bell]

Hello! Did you end up finding courses or classes?

Yes, I did. A bit of mix and match. I'm doing pool practice at London Freedivers, in Richmond, which is a bit of a trek, but I like the people there. I've done my AIDA2 now with Adam at Bluewater Freediving, who is very cool and fitted me into a course at short notice. So now training for AIDA3, hopefully over the summer depending on how I feel about my progress.

One of my my classmates for the AIDA2 it turns out lives down the road...

Thanks for asking.

 

[Jamie Bell]

Hello! Did you end up finding courses or classes?

Though I should say that open water in the UK at the end of April was COLD! !

 

[BatRay]

I'll bet it is! I did my certification dives in Monterey, which was around 54F. How was yours?