Private Group Freediving Course for 2-6 People (Mornington Peninsula)

Begin to feel one with your body underwater. 

Find grace in the comfort and ease of your movements. Enjoy the presence and calm of mind, clear and free to observe all around you. All whilst you swim in the ocean freely, the marine life about you, as if you are one of them. This is what it means to be a freediver.

This Freediver course is for:

• Snorkellers, skindivers and freedivers wanting to expand their underwater comfort and improve body control underwater
• Understand how you can refine your underwater skills to improve your underwater photography and video
• Connect mind, body and breath-hold for greater poise and enhanced efficiency for underwater modelling and artistic performance
• Refine your ability to manage your state of arousal so you can be calmer and smoother swimming with wildlife like dolphins, whales, seals and rays

BOOKINGS

• Gather your buddies for a private group course, minimum 2x people, maximum 6x people
• You will need the name, email, phone number and date of birth for each participant in order to make the booking
• Search the schedule for an available date, or send an enquiry with your preferred date 
• Place a booking for the course, for the total amount of participants
• Process the 30% deposit fee (Fully Refundable if we are unable to confirm your booking)
• Your request will be reviewed and pool/venue availability checked
• Upon confirmation full payment will be required
• If the date is unavailable for any reason you will be contacted to choose another date or receive a refund

NB: 

• If your booking date is within 7 days of your preferred date, a 100% payment is requested (Fully Refundable if your requested booking date is unavailable). 

Please send a message if your booking date is less than 48 hours away. Messages can be sent here.

Your Freediving Instructor

Learn to freedive with PADI Freediver Instructor Trainer, Marlon Quinn. 

Marlon started teaching freediving in 2014 and has taught students all over Australia. Underwater filmmakers, fisheries officers, police, fire fighters, underwater performers, mermaids, marine scientists, AFL footballers, professional singers, and even new freediving instructors. Himself, he learned to freedive with World Champions including Umberto Pelizzari and Stavros Kastrinakis, and trained under AIDA, PADI Freediver, Apnea International, and Apnea Academy freediving education systems.

This Course is For You

This course is for you, to learn more than the basics of freediving.

It is only offered as a private group course for 2 to 6 people, so that you learn in a group environment with people you know and connect with on a similar mentality and approach to the water. In this way you will all gain more from the course.

It avoids the mixing of different interests such as underwater photography, spearfishing, surfing or artistic performance. Each has its own nuances and by bringing together your private group with similar interests, you will further optimise the training and the value of your experience. 

The Parts of the Course

1. Online learning :

Self-paced online PADI Freediver eLearning (allow up to 10 hours)

2. PADI Basic Freediver (Day 1)

Classroom session (2.5 hours):

• Introductions and opening
• Discovery talk - personal aims, experience and intention setting
• PADI Freediver overview
• Equalisation of the ears
• Breathwork & mindfulness
• Guided meditation
• Includes a 30-min break

Pool training (4 hours):

• Snorkelling / Freediving gear review
• Equipment preparation and donning
• Relaxation exercise
• Mind and body awareness
• Breathing preparation and immersion
• Breath-hold practice for static apnea
• Recovery breathing techniques
• Buddy safety system and rescue simulation
• Buoyancy / weighting test and setting
• Duck-dive technique and practice
• Breath-hold practice for dynamic apnea
• Finning technique and fin application (short/long blade)
• Underwater swimming profile assessment and body positioning
• Target goals: Static Apnea 90 seconds, Dynamic Apnea 25m

3. Optional Training (Day 2)

Choose from these additional training options to support your deeper development. The optional training can be booked as a package or make contact to book separately.

• Cold Water Immersion and breathwork session
• Shore-entry open water freediving line-diving session with coaching (3x participants maximum)
• PADI Freediver L1 upgrade
• Underwater photoshoot

No matter your experience level, this course is the foundation course. It is based upon the PADI Basic Freediver certification training. You MUST be able to swim and be in good physical health to make sure you gain the most from the course. 

Other Information

In this course you will benefit from:

• Breathwork, relaxation and awareness techniques
• Guided meditation practice
• Pre-dive breath-hold preparation method
• Personalised feedback and tailored coaching for during the dive
• Post-dive recovery breathing techniques
• PADI Basic Freediver certification, upon successful completion

Inclusions

• PADI Freediver e-Learning access and certification credit 
• All tuition fees
• All venue and pool access fees

Course Timetable

• E-learning in your own time before the course (allow up to 10 hours)
• 2.5hrs Classroom theory and practical breathing & relaxation skills, followed by
  
• 4hrs Pool freedive training for static, dynamic and rescue techniques

Course Highlights

• Private groups (2-6 participants)
• Tailored approach for individual aims
• Award-winning PADI Freediver Instructor Trainer with over 10 years experience and 1000+ students all across Australia
• Successful completion results in certification as PADI Basic Freediver, recognised worldwide

• Once confirmed in full, session fees are non-refundable (unless the session is cancelled by us for unforeseen circumstances), please choose your experience with care. 
• Travel insurance is your best cover for unforeseen cancellations and problems. It's easy to get at least a one-day cover policy
• Courses are held on the Mornington Peninsula VIC
• All Students must be minimum 20 years of age
• Please arrive at the theory venue 15 minutes before commencement time to ensure you have enough time to check in and get settled
• Please dress comfortably
• Please bring a bag with your swimmers, 5mm wetsuit, fins, mask, snorkel, weightbelt, a towel and your own re-usable water bottle.
• Guests must be able to swim. Courses do not cater for people with no swimming ability. The Instructor retains the right to refuse participation in which case your attendance is forfeited
• Guests with back, neck, or heart conditions, those who are pregnant or who have injuries/conditions that may cause a risk to their health are advised not to participate, or do so at their own risk
• A Diver's Medical Statement and Questionnaire must be submitted to attend the course
• A diving medical (AS4005.1) may be required prior to commencement of the course
• At least one 90 second static breath-hold attempt and 25m underwater dynamic swim will be performed
• The supplier reserves the right to substitute the venue / pool and / or change the day’s itinerary