And this happens not only in the water. Even when I pinch my nose and breathe through my mouth for a while, it makes me wanna vomiting.

I really would like to do a lot of freediving, but this is making it difficult.

Anyone there like me? Anyone know how to fix it?

I’ll be on the island for about a week, and was hoping to take a class fie my Freediving cert. any recommendations?

Hi all! I recently moved to Tulum and I'm looking for local freedivers for weekend training sessions and adventures. I typically do my non-depth training in small cenotes close to town and would love to have company. I also mapped out multiple locations and cenotes that are much further away from town (Valladolid, Bacalar, Cozumel) and require a fun weekend trip commitment. I'm also considering purchasing a float for depth training if I can find consistent buddies. My technical skill level is AIDA 2, although I comfortably go deeper. I'm hoping to find other trained, certified and experienced divers.

Anybody out here in Tulum?

(P.S. Of course I know about the wonderful schools here, and I train with them sometimes, but my constant desire to be in the water is much greater than my bank account balance;)

Getting into breath training for eventual diving activities, and I cound a lot of good information about how to train and when to train O2 vs CO2 tables, but this question has bugged me and I haven't seen an answer anywhere (or I haven't had good search terms, idk). If you take a "full" breath at max capacity you have to spend an amount of energy holding that pressure in, but the less breath you take in the less oxygen you're getting in that breath. I don't know the proportions of existing O2 in the bloodstream vs what you can take in from a single breath, so it has me wondering: what general percentage of a "full" breath is the right balance between burning energy to hold the breath and having more breath (and thus new O2) available?

Does anyone have any experience with their classes, and instructors? For those that don't know they are on IG and occasionally there is reddit clip on some of their workouts. It looks like a fun workout. I don't have anyone to practice freediving with on weekly basis and this seemed like an interesting mix between of apnea and strengths training- a nice alternative to swimming. It's founded by some retired Navy guys out in CA

I met someone through a friend who does it out in CA however he never tried freediving and while he was safe he wasn't familiar with some of the safety guidelines I follow when doing freediving or static apnea.

I'm going to a class for the first time this week so I'll find out first hand but was curious if anyone has had any experience with them

Anyone aware of any Freedive clubs in South Florida that meet up to specifically train freediving?

I just bought this camera following the reviews of people here. I notice it is much heavier than my last gopro causing it to feel weird when i mount it to my gopro mask. Have you found a solution around this?

I tried searching, and while I found some tests, none were very extensive. And the different tests didnt compare the same masks, or even had the same masks in the test. So i am wondering if this sub have an opinion, or know the answer to this question?

Hi everyone

Since I started freediving I always used a cheap snorkelling mask, but now that I’m aiming for depths below 30m I’m looking into getting a lv mask with an action camera mount. I’d be using it for both line diving and fun diving, also can anyone recommend a good action camera that’s good up to 30m?

I am starting a 6 month career break from Mid January next year and would love to kick off the sabbatical with a month of freediving. I would like to go a somewhere with a strong community and great instructors where I cannot only train and hone my diving but meet wonderful people, make friends and have a generally wonderful and chilled out time. I prefer a more rustic vibe and I’m not looking for anything fancy accommodation wise but mostly care about it being warm and with good food and people to hang out with. I have already been to Dahab twice (and it will be a little cold in Jan so other options please! Dahab is amazing though so I am tempted either way). I’ll be traveling to Japan for the rest of the career break afterwards and will definitely go via Okinawa for some more freediving. All recommendations appreciated ! And if you can please say the diving schools/centres and instructors!

I'm looking for a great sunscreen that will stay on my face for 2-3 hours while freediving. I worry about sun damage and wear on my face after months of freediving back to back days Any favorite suggestions that you've found to work?

Just wondering if anyone here has tried it, if they found it useful/helpful in increasing their breath hold and what kind of exercises are included in it?

I'm thinking of signing up for it, but it's a fair amount of money for me to part with, and I wanted some reviews or ideas of what it's like/about before dropping the cash.

Hello everyone, I will be in freediving this week until December 15 in Dahab, Egypt. I do fun dives around 12-22 m

And I line dive at an average of 30m.

Anyone wants to join?

I'm a beginner freediver and after some training with wetsuits from my freediving school I've decided to buy one my own. While training sometimes I was a bit cold because the wetsuit didn't align perfectly with my body and water came in.

I've ordered two different wetsuits and one of them is fine but also do not align well but the second one from Salvimar is almost like a second skin, even the hood fits without gaps. But I feel a bit tight in the area of biceps and on the inside of the elbow when I bend my arms. How critical is this? The suite is 2.5 mm closed-cell 90% neoprene, could be that it will stretch a little when worn?

I am a complete beginner in freediving and wasn't sure which agency to go with.

According to this website (https://www.konafreedivers.com/post/2018/08/21/dont-waste-your-money-on-a-freediving-course)

they seem to recommend SDI, and FII over PADI or other big scuba diving agency.

I would really appreciate if anyone can direct me to the right direction.

Hey there, as of 2020 the Ultimate Swim Fin company is shut down so im unable to purchase a lunocet monofin on there. Anyone here have one they’d be willing to sell?

Was doing level 2 course and rescue at 15m, guy I was on the course with blacked out after getting the guide to the surface and needed rescuing himself.

What could cause someone to black out so early into a dive? He said he felt fine before hand. Maybe hyperventilating?

I don’t know if I could ever dive after blacking out so early, seems like such a huge risk

Hey there, I’m reaching out in the hopes that someone may have some advice, experience or recommended points of contact for my situation.

Over the past 5 years I’ve gotten into spear fishing and some very novice level free diving in Australia.

Recently I’ve had open heart surgery to conduct a David’s procedure (valve sparing aortic root replacement), everything went really well both the surgeon and cardiologist have said I can go back to living my life but unfortunately neither have a great understanding of freediving/spearfishing.

What I’m really struggling to find is any information about if it is safe to return to spearfishing or freediving in any capacity, and if so what are the recommended timelines and guidelines. There is plenty of information on scuba diving and I would be happy to go through the proper scuba medical screening process through DAN but not sure that translates to freedive/spearing.

My main hope is that I can eventually return to spearfishing at 10-15m depth as that would be enough to scratch the itch of getting in the water. If anybody knows of anyone who has been through something similar or are aware of any medical professionals with experience or research in the field I would be greatly appreciative of absolutely any advice or assistance you could provide.

I've been to Moalboal Sardine Run and had a blast! next on my list is Siquijor.

I am not a certified diver, but am curious if I can enjoy the Barracudas since I am still a beginner and my breathhold isn't that long or is it for Intermediate to Advance Divers?

Also, when is the best season to visit?

In my local comps we have rescue divers up to 40m deep. And from what I gather that's common practice in freediving competitions around the world.

40m is already a little deep for rec scuba. NDLs of just a few minutes really, and nitrox basically required. But tech divers can go a fair bit deeper.

Are there any medical/biological safety related reasons why tech divers couldnt play role of deeper safety divers for freedivers. Assuming ascent protocol was followed for both freediver and scuba diver are there any psysiological limitations to doing something like this? For example is it safe for freediver to start breathing helium mix at depth without doing a gradual descent? Is there any precendent of this being done?

Im aware of most blackouts being surface blackouts. Im also aware tech diving isnt cheap and tech diver will not have much time to stick around waiting for freediver before starting ascent procedure. Not asking about logistics or cost effectiveness of such an approach.

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Hey! My partner really wants oval shaped goggles like the ones in the photo attached, for Christmas. I’m looking for a brand we can trust are reliable. I can’t seem to find info any where on what’s a good brand of these to go for, any ideas?? I’ve reached out to some content creators who use these none of whom have gotten back to me. Any help is really appreciated, thanks!! FYI I have zero idea on anything to do with this kind of stuff 😅

hello i am a first year film student. there is something i find seriously hypnotically beautiful about freediving so i am really considering learning more about it and making a poetic documentary on free diving for my next module that’s just starting. if there is any freedivers in the uk that would like to take part, i know its a serious long shot, but you can send me a dm. of course this will be a student film but if i want to do this id like to do this right :)

sorry if this is not allowed in this sub just testing the water ;)

Hello!

I’m looking to learn how to Freedive and checking out places with great underwater visibility to document the process on video.

My budget is $800-900 (Preferably if it includes the certification, accommodation and all inclusive meals for the duration of the stay that would be fantastic!).

Thanks!

Hi all,

I am a enthusiast swimmer and 10 years ago I did the 2/3 days course in koh Tao about free diving and successfully learnt how to go down to 20 meters. Over the years I did some self free diving in the Mediterranean but nothing too deep (5/8 meters).

I am returning to koh Tao after 10 years next month and I was wondering if I should do again the same course or if there is the possibility to do some refreshing course or even if I should instead go for the 3 days advanced course.

I admit I forgot many of the breathing techniques so maybe I should just do the basic 2 days course again but wanted to ask what do you think would be the best approach for me.

Thank you in advance.