Lap 4/ Wave 4 - Competitive Freediving

Are you ready to leave recreational freediving behind and learn how to participate in freediving competitions?

Get ready to become an athlete and compete in freediving competitions with the Lap/Wave 4 - Competitive Freediving course.

Lap/Wave 4 Course Setup

This course teaches you how to prepare for and compete in official freediving competitions effectively. You will learn competitive freediving theory in the Theory 4 course, competitive theory and pool freediving in the Lap 3 course, and competitive freediving theory, pool, and depth freediving in the Wave 3 course.

Keep in mind that you can upgrade from Theory → Lap → Wave within the same level at different times.

For example, if you just want to complete Theory for now, you can have an online theory session with a Molchanovs instructor, then upgrade to Lap when you are able to access a pool with a Molchanovs instructor. Or if you only have access to a pool, you can first take the Lap course (includes theory), then upgrade later to the Wave course when you are near open water with a Molchanovs instructor.

After successful course completion, you’ll be able to:

Theory

• Understand how to perform lung packing exercises efficiently
• Mentally and physically prepare for freediving competitions
• Perform advanced stretching exercises
• Perform recovery exercises after maximum dives
• Use training periodization to plan your own training sessions
• Perform a 5’00” STA breath-hold

Pool (Theory + Pool)

• Perform a 100m (328ft) DYN(B) dive efficiently
• Perform a 75m (246ft) DNF dive effectively
• Modify your dynamic diving technique for all pool discipline maximum attempts

Wave (Theory + Pool + Depth)

• Dive 50m (164ft) in CWTB or 55m (180ft) in CWT (with a monofin) comfortably
• Dive 50m in FIM efficiently
• Dive 35m (115ft) in DNF confidently
• Perform a competition turn at depth
• Modify your diving techniques in all depth disciplines for maximum attempts
• Charge your mouthfill at 15m (49ft) and manage it to 35m (115ft)
• Rescue a blacked-out freediver from 25m (82ft) and tow them on the surface
• Retrieve an incapacitated freediver from 35m (115ft)

Prerequisites

• Lap/Wave 3 certification for Lap 4
• Wave 3 certification for Wave 4

OR

• Completed corresponding crossover evaluation

AND

• CPR/First Aid certificate (less than 2 years old)

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Performance Requirements