FREEDIVING COURSES IN COSTA RICA

Go deep into the sea, with nothing else but one breath

Challenge your body and get to depths you never thought possible, at some of the best diving spots Costa Rica has to offer.

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Be one with the underwater nature and embrace the silence and calm you will not find anywhere else with our diving vacations.

Freediving is an extreme discipline that requires total connection between body, mind, and soul. Mastering it will challenge you in a completely new way, and part of the privilege that comes with what we do is witnessing those incredible personal journeys people make with us.

Freediving in Costa Rica is like nothing else. We consider the world below the waterline to be indescribable, despite the countless hours we have spent down there ourselves. Thanks to our experienced AIDA certified instructors, you will be able to experience it too; you will find yourself in a place you never thought your body would ever get.

WHAT TO EXPECT

In our experience, the best diving spots in Costa Rica have a way of changing the divers who visit, and we can’t wait to bring you to the magic of Santa Teresa.

Diving in small groups and making sure you are safe at all times, we will train your body and mind, so you can spend as much time as possible deep blue diving Costa Rica and its unique world below the waves. We have AIDA certified instructors, which means you’ll get the best possible guidance, whether you’re new to freediving or already experienced.

FREEDIVING COSTA RICA:
OUR COURSES

No experience with freediving? No problem. Get a basic understanding of freediving, and those vital introductory skills, from our knowledgeable instructors. You will learn how to relax your body and mind, as well as fundamental finning techniques, duck dives and equalization.

  • Requirements: None
  • Minimum water sessions: 1

You don’t need to bring any special equipment. Our diving vacations are designed to cater to you, even if you still struggle to stay underwater for more than a few seconds.

But, if you do have more experience, you’ll find new experience from our higher courses…

You will learn relaxation, breathing, finning and safety techniques in our pool. Then, you will apply those skills in the sea and combine them with the basic skills of open water freediving, such as equalizing, duck diving, vertical swimming, body positioning, turns and use of buoyancy.

  • Requirements: 2 minutes STA; 40 meters DYN, 12 meters CWT, theoretical exam
  • Minimum water sessions: 5

In this course, you will further develop skills from previous levels, gain new skills and a higher knowledge of safety procedures and techniques.
The new techniques you will learn are free-fall, Frenzel Equalization, the use of training tables, the risks of increasing and decreasing pressure and, also, how to minimize these risks. You will train these skills in Static Apnoea, Dynamic Apnoea, Free Immersion and Constant Weight.

  • Requirements: 2:45 minutes STA; 55 meters DYN, 24 meters CWT, theoretical exam
  • Minimum water sessions: 6

Learn deep freediving beyond fun freediving. You will learn new techniques, such as FRC diving, mouth-fill equalization and packing, as well as managing open water equipment, safety procedures, stretching and diets, to prepare your body for a pro level.

  • Requirements: 3:30 minutes STA; 70 meters DYN, 32 meters CWT, theoretical exam
  • Minimum water sessions: 6
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Ananda. Dive N' Flow, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica Ananda. Dive N' Flow, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

DEFINITIONS

Static (STA). Holding your breath as long as possible, while lying still and face-down on the surface of the water.

Dynamic (DYN). Swimming distance horizontally underwater, usually in a swimming pool, whilst wearing bi-fins or a monofin

Constant Weight (CWT). Diving to depth and back, with bi-fins or a monofin, wearing the same amount of weight for the descent and ascent.