Freediving Beginner Course Certification

Overview

The H2O Freediving Beginner Course is designed to teach you the essential skills for safe and efficient freediving. Through a structured combination of theory, pool sessions, and open-water dives, you will learn how to breathe correctly, equalize pressure, extend your dive time, and perform safe rescues.

By the end of the course, every student achieves a confident and controlled approach to depth, relaxation, and underwater awareness.

Minimum goals:

• Static apnea: 1 min 30 sec
• Dynamic apnea: 40 m
• Depth: 10 m

Course structure

• Duration:
• Theory: 9 hours
• Breathing & relaxation techniques: 2 hours
• Pool training: 3 hours
• Open-water sessions: 6 hours

Theory (9 hours)

• Learn the core knowledge every freediver needs to dive safely and effectively:
• Freediving equipment: correct use and selection
• Traits of successful freedivers and stress management
• Physics of water and gas behavior under pressure
• Human anatomy and physiology for breath-hold diving
• Breathing techniques before and after dives
• Freediving safety and risk prevention
• Rescue and buddy system protocols
• The 10 rules of safe freediving

Pool training (3 hours)

• Hands-on skill development in a controlled environment:
• Stretching and warm-up routines
• Correct finning technique and body alignment
• Equalization problem-solving
• Simulation of deep dives
• Correct breathing patterns before and after dives
• Static and dynamic apnea exercises
• Safety and maximum attempt supervision

Open-water training (3 days / 8 hours)

• Progressive depth adaptation and real freediving experience in the sea:
• Breathing and relaxation exercises
• Equipment check and proper weighting
• Advanced equalization techniques
• Descent along the line and turn at depth
• Gradual adaptation to pressure and depth
• Constant weight dives up to 20 m
• Buddy rescue from depth
• Spatial orientation in open water

Instructor

The course is led by Jure Daić, an international PSS Instructor Trainer with years of professional freediving and safety-diving experience.
Practical sessions are supported by additional certified instructors to ensure full individual attention and safety.

Certification & requirements

Upon successful completion, participants receive:

• PSS Freediver International License
• PSS Freediver Diploma

Included in price:

• All lectures and pool sessions
• Access to the digital classroom (videos + written materials)
• PSS certification & diploma
• Pool entry fee

Membership requirement:

• All participants must be members of the H2O Team Association (annual fee: €30).

Location

• Theory & pool: Maribor, Ljubljana, or Krk
• Sea sessions: Krk (Croatia) — chosen for ideal depth conditions and year-round accessibility

Participant info

• Minimum age: 15 years
• Not recommended for individuals with heart conditions, chronic sinus issues, or ear infections
• No personal equipment required (recommended not to purchase beforehand — equipment guidance is provided during the course)

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