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Level 2 freediving course

Freedive Portofino

The Level 2 Freediving course is the advanced course for those wanting to take freediving one step further.
You will develop new skills and techniques to dive deeper.
Get ready to go DEEP!

Ready to take freediving to the next level? Become a more confident freediver! This course will improve your freediving performance and advance your safety and rescue skills.

The Level 2 Freediving Course is the advanced course that builds on the skills learned in the Level 1. You will learn about physiology and techniques needed for deeper dives, and develop new skills and techniques to dive deeper.

The Level 2 Course runs for 3 days and is divided into 3 theory lessons, 2 confined water session and 4 open water sessions.

You will develop new skills and a higher knowledge of safety procedures and techniques for freediving such as free falling, Frenzel equalizing, new training techniques, the risks of increasing and decreasing pressure and how to minimize these risks.

You will train these skills in the 4 most common disciplines of freediving. We will go through more in depth theory about freediving physiology such as the effects of pressure at depth and the mammalian dive reflex. We will also do a yoga/stretching session that is beneficial for deep diving.

At the completion of the Level 2 Freediving Course, you will receive a certification.

Prerequisites: must have completed Lvl 1 or equivalent.

Day 1

Classroom/Theory
 

  • Buoyancy

  • Physiology

  • Equalization – learning/improving the Frenzel technique

  • Hyperventilation

  • Hypoxia and Black Out
     

Confined Water Session 1
 

  • Dynamic Apnea C02 Training

  • Dynamic Apnea Rescue Training
     

Open Water Session 1
 

 

  • Fine tuning skills from Lvl 1

  • Identify the point of neutral buoyancy and start of freefall

  • Improve efficiency of the Frenzel equalization technique

  • Practice of efficient breathing technique in the water

  • Practice controlled turns

  • Training dives on the dive-line

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Day 2

Classroom/Theory
 

  • Training Concepts

  • Buddy System

  • Planning a Dive Session

  • Freediving Ethics
     

Confined Water Session 2

 

  • Static Apnea Practice

  • Dynamic Apnea Practice

 

Open Water Session 2

 

  • Warm up dives

  • Self rescue practice

  • Freefalling dives

  • Practice safety dives

  • Freedives on the dive-line and refining techniques swimming down vertically

Day 3

Classroom/Theory 3
 

  • Lungs at depth

  • Mammalian Dive Reflex
     

Open Water Session 3
 

  • Warm up dives

  • Freefall training

  • Freedives on the dive-line and refining techniques swimming down vertically

  • Practice safety dives

  • Blackout rescue practice

  • Maximum freedives on the dive-line of up to 30 meters
     

Open Water Session 4
 

  • Warm up dives

  • Freefall training dives

  • Mask removal at depth

  • Practice towing another freediver

  • Practice and perform deep dives
    (Optional) Visit local dive-site for underwater exploration of corals, tropical fish and reef.

  • Final Exam and course completion

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