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try freediving
This is a half-day workshop. It is designed to be an introduction to free diving for the complete beginner. It aims to help the student to develop basic skills, knowledge and safety procedures necessary to enjoy freediving safely within the limits of their experience. It consist of a short briefing, 1 static session by 1 open water session.
Price: $90 per student
Basic snorkel gear included if you don’t have any.
Workshop duration: Half day
To be able to participate:
You must be 18 years old (14 years with parent or guardian permission)
You must be able to swim at least 100m
Beginner
aida 2
Where it all begins. This course will teach you the necessary safety skills and techniques to freedive to a maximum depth of 20m. Students will be introduced to Static Apnea, Dynamic Apnea, Free Immersion and Constant Weight freediving. Proper breathing, relaxation and how to provide safety will be the key factors in this course.
Price: $250 per student
Theory material, certification fee included.
Course duration: 1-2 Days
To enroll in AIDA 2* you must:
Be 18 years old (16 years with parent or guardian permission)
Be able to swim at least 200m and 300m with mask, snorkel and fins
Advanced
aida 3
The core of all courses! This is the most important level of all. We’ll focus on Frenzel EQ, Free-falling, the Mammalian Diving Reflex and training tables to help the body adapt to more pressure and longer dive times experienced close to 30m, where safety becomes absolutely critical. Come show off your CO2 tolerance.
Price: $360 per student
Theory material, certification fee included.
Course duration: 2-3 Days
To enroll in AIDA 3* you must:
Be 18 years old (16 years with parent or guardian permission)
Have completed AIDA 2* course or equivalent
Master
aida 4
This level requires experience, skill and capacity, not to only dive safely beyond 30m, but to also provide deep safety. The most advanced training and equalization techniques you can learn to prove that you are able to become a true Master Freediver. Training regimens, diet, advanced stretching of the breathing muscles is your focus.
Price: $470 per student
Theory material, certification fee included.
Course duration: 3-4 Days
To enroll in AIDA 4* you must:
Be 18 years old (16 years with parent or guardian permission)
Have completed AIDA 3* course or equivalent
Have a certification in First AID including CPR not older than 2 years
No freediving gear? No problem! We have limited gear available for rental. Reserve yours as soon as possible.
We speak your language!
Our courses are taught in English (spanish, dutch, and papiamentu interaction). You can feel at home during class.
Your Instructor
Your Instructor
Your instructor
Danny Mad
Danny was born and raised on our beautiful island and is the founder of Freediving Curacao©. He has a full time job as an Air Traffic Controller instructor and in his free time he teaches freediving, competes, goes surfing, assists and promotes clean ups organized by different local organizations, trying to make a difference. He is also a certified PFI advanced and safety diver. In 2016 he became the first and only local to ever participate in a freediving competition. He placed 3rd in FIM with a dive to 51m at the Deepsea Challenge in 2016 and officially holds all national records of Curacao. He is dedicated in helping students to unlock their true potential in a safe manner. He's been freediving since 2008 and started teaching in 2017. He's the only AIDA instructor on Curaçao. He talks about himself and freediving:
" I never believed in doing apnea courses. It's simply the way we are raised here... in denial for most things, until one day I attended a freedive competition here organized by Performance Freediving International (PFI). Since then my curiosity started to grow. I wanted to know more. I did courses with them and I was amazed, completely mind blown on how much I was learning! I was taught by famous folks such as Kirk Krack, Ashley Chapman, Shelby Eisenberg, Walid Boudhiaf, William Trubridge, Goran Colak, Jonathan Sunnex, Dean Chaouche etc. I learned the do's and dont's, techniques to improve my diving and more importantly... safety! I realized how easily things can go wrong and therefor made safety the number one priority during my classes. I want people to know the potential risks when safety protocols are not followed. Learning from different organizations enabled me to notice that not every dive school or instructor out there knows or puts enough emphasis on safety. This is not acceptable as it will eventually cause you unnecessary injuries. The sport is becoming more and more commercialized, just another way to make money. This sadly affects the quality of teaching and the content of courses. Due to my freediving backround, I'm the only one teaching all safety protocols, diving techniques, tips and tricks according to the course level in our region.
My advice: Take a freediving course!
But before you do, do some research before you choose an instructor or school. This is very important. Ask around for feedback. This will for sure be beneficial because in the end, it's an investment in yourself! See you in the deep blue." - Danny
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