Junior Freediving
12 - 15 Years Old
Discover/Lap/Wave Courses

Is your teenager ready to learn new skills, build confidence and safety, and gain a deep connection to the underwater world through freediving?

Let your child apply themselves both physically and mentally in the Junior Freediving 12 - 15 y/o courses! Swimming and diving techniques are gently introduced, with each level gradually building upon the previously learned skills and slowly introducing new ones into the mix. A sport as unique as freediving shapes teenagers into responsible, fit, ocean-loving young adults!

Lap Courses

Junior Lap courses take place in the pool or in confined water.

Lap Discover Freediving Experience

The 1 - 1.5-hour Lap Discover course for 12 - 15 y/o gives children a taste of the pool freediving world, with a mix of freediving theory, relaxation and equalization practice, and swimming and diving for distance on a breath-hold using flutter kicks (DYNB).

Course Goals

Understand freediving theory:

What is freediving?
Types of freediving
Why equalization is necessary
Equipment for pool sessions

Participate in a dry training session:

Body scan
Relaxation technique and recovery breathing
Frenzel equalization practice
Dry swimming: Front crawl technique

Experience pool freediving:

Flutter kicking with a kickboard
DYNB
Front crawl on short breath-holds
Duck dive

Certification Requirements

None

Course Duration

1 - 1.5 hours

Lap 1 Course

Your child will get an introduction into freediving theory, learn surface swimming techniques, perform short breath-holds at the surface (STA), and experience diving distances underwater on a breath-hold with flutter kicks (DYNB) and dolphin kicks (DYN).

Prerequisites

Able to swim 25m (82ft) in any style without assistance and without fins

Course Goals

Understand freediving theory:

Freediving physics
Equalization methods, characteristics, and differences
Human anatomy

Learn swimming techniques:

Surface flutter kick technique
Front crawl technique
Dolphin kick technique

Learn pool freediving techniques:

DYNB technique
DYN technique

Certification Requirements

Surface swim any style without fins 50m (164ft)
DYN 25m (82ft)
DYNB 25m
STA 45 sec

Course Duration

4 sessions of approximately 2 - 2.5 hours each

Lap 2 Course

Your child will build upon their existing freediving theory knowledge, learn the breaststroke technique and improve on existing swimming techniques, work on existing freediving techniques for longer breath-hold times and distances, and learn how to swim a distance underwater with only arm and leg strokes (DNF).

Prerequisites

12 - 15 y/o Lap 1 certification

Course Goals

Understand freediving theory:

Functions and states of the human body while freediving
Basics of buddying and blackout rescue in the pool

Learn swimming techniques:

Breaststroke technique

Learn/improve pool freediving techniques:

Dynamic turn
DYNB technique
DYN technique
DNF technique

Certification Requirements

Swim any stye without fins 75m (246ft)
DNF 25m (82ft)
STA 1 min

Course Duration

4 sessions of approximately 2 - 2.5 hours each

Lap 3 Course

Your child will finish off their Junior Freediving journey in the pool by continuing to expand their freediving knowledge and improve and practice swimming and freediving techniques to safely achieve longer breath-hold times and distances in the pool.

Prerequisites

12 - 15 y/o Lap 2 certification

Course Goals

Understand freediving theory

Major phases in freediving history
Human physiology and possible injuries
Freediving training methods

Improve swimming technique:

Glide phase in breaststroke

Improve pool freediving techniques:

DNF technique
DYNB technique
DYN technique

Certification Requirements

Swim any style without fins 100m (328ft)
DYNB 30m (98ft)
DYN 30m
STA 1:30 min

Course Duration

4 sessions of approximately 2 - 2.5 hours each

Wave Courses
(Independent of Lap Courses)

Junior Wave courses take place in open water and are separate from Lap courses. They introduce your child to depth freediving and slowly work to increase their confidence to dive deeper in a safe and controlled manner.

Wave Discover Freediving Experience

Your child will learn the basics of freediving theory, how to breathe properly and equalize their ears at depth, and practice underwater swimming techniques with flutter kicks (DYNB) and dolphin kicks (DYN). After, they’ll experience a little of everything in depth freediving: pulling down and up a line (FIM), flutter kicking to depth on a line (CWTB), and dolphin kicking down the line (CWT).

Course Goals

Understand freediving theory:

What is freediving?
Equalization
Equipment for open water sessions

Participate in a dry training session:

Breathing exercises
Frenzel qualization practice
Dry swimming: Flutter kick technique
Dry swiming: Dolphin kick technique

Experience open water freediving:

Duck dive
DYNB
DYN
FIM
CWTB
CWT

Certification Requirements

None

Course Duration

1.5 - 2.5 hours

Wave 1 Course

Your child will dive into the basics of freediving theory, learn how to flutter kick at the surface, pull their way down and up a line (FIM), flutter kick to depth on a line (CWTB), and perform dolphin kicks down a line (CWT).

Prerequisites

Be comfortable with water activities
Comfortable with facial submersion in water
Able to perform front crawl in fins

Course Goals

Understand freediving theory:

Freediving physics
Characteristics of freediving

Learn swimming technique:

Surface flutter kick technique

Learn open water freediving techniques:

FIM technique
CWTB technique
CWT technique

Certification Requirements

FIM 10 – 12m (33–49ft)
CWTB 8m (26ft)
CWT 8m
Surface DYNB non-stop with snorkel and bifins 100m (328ft)

Course Duration

4 sessions of approximately 2.5 - 3.5 hours each

Wave 2 Course

Your child will expand their freediving knowledge with continued theory, improve their surface flutter kicking technique, and refine their existing depth freediving techniques to deeper depths, with the added bonus of learning how to swim down the line with arm strokes and leg kicks (CNF).

Prerequisites

12 - 15 y/o Wave 1 certification

Course Goals

Understand freediving theory:

How the human body works underwater
Human anatomy

Learn swimming technique:

Surface flutter kick technique performed face-up

Learn/improve open water freediving technique:

Blackout rescue
CWT technique
FIM technique
CWTB technique
CNF technique

Certification requirements

FIM 16 – 18m (52–59ft)
CWTB 12 – 14m (39–46ft)
CWT 12 – 14m
CNF 6 – 8m (20–26ft)
Surface DYNB non-stop with snorkel and bifins 300m (984ft)

Course Duration

4 sessions of approximately 2.5 - 3.5 hours each

Wave 3 Course

Your child will conclude their Junior Freediving journey and prepare themselves for adult courses by rounding out their freediving theory knowledge and build upon their existing depth freediving techniques to safely go deeper.

Prerequisites

12 - 15 y/o Wave 2 certification

Course Goals

Understand freediving theory:

Human anatomy
How to train in open water
Equalization methods, characteristics, and differences

Learn/improve open water freediving technique:

FIM technique
CWTB technique
CWT technique
CNF technique

Certification Requirements

FIM 22 – 25m (72–82ft)
CWTB 18 – 20m (59–66ft)
CWT 18 – 20m
Surface DYNB non-stop with snorkel and fins 500m (1,640ft)

Course Duration

4 sessions of approximately 2.5 - 3.5 hours each