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As a freediver progresses on their freediving journey, the list of equipment they need tends to grow. Freediving certification courses slowly introduce you to deeper depths and fill you with more knowledge and safety information, but you might need some more equipment to reach those depths safely. Along with the basic equipment a freediver needs, what other gear might you need to consider purchasing in the future?
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Freediving fins, also known to freedivers as bifins, are usually the first serious investment a beginner stores inside their gear bag. Since fiberglass and carbon fiber bifins are generally more expensive and fragile, many beginner freedivers purchase plastic bifins instead.
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Pulley systems are still quite a new concept in freediving circles, but they are becoming more known as an essential addition to a freediving buoy/float setup, especially as freedivers begin to dive deeper. But first, what exactly is a pulley system?
It was a sunny day with clear skies on May 14, 2021, at the AIDA Freediving World Cup in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. At 12:10pm local time, Alexey Molchanov plunged into the Red Sea with the new CORE Silicone Bifins in blue, touched down at 100m (328ft), and returned to the surface after 3 minutes and 57 seconds with a white tag in his hand. Alexey has just proven that the new softer, silicone training bifins he designed specifically for developing technique retain plenty of power and efficiency, even for deep depth performances.
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In our YouTube video about our full range of freediving bifins, we sit down with Vitomir Maričić and hear his thoughts on the advantages of each pair of bifins, which bifins are good for what kind of training, and his overall opinion of them. Vitomir is a multiple freediving world record holder, freediving instructor and coach, and president of AIDA Croatia. Within Molchanovs, he is a Movement Board member, Wave and Base Training contributor, and an athlete/ambassador.
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