What does the SSI Freediver Course offer you?

In the SSI Freediver Course, you will:

• Take the deepest breath of your life.
• Maximize your lung capacity and experience what it feels like to have your lungs fully emptied.
• Learn a simple breathing technique that helps you reach full relaxation in no time.
• Your heartbeat will noticeably slow down as you control your pulse rate.
• Hold your breath longer than you ever thought possible.
• Float at the water’s surface with a calm pulse and enjoy the sensation like a marine mammal.
• Thanks to proper freediving fins and perfect buoyancy, dive a full pool length or more in total relaxation.
• Vertically dive up to 10 meters in the Undersee or Rhine while attached to a line.
• Master equalization and experience the feeling of weightlessness as you dive.

Course Objectives

The goal of the SSI Freediver Course is to impart theoretical knowledge (through eLearning and classroom instruction) and develop fundamental skills in the following disciplines:

• Static (static breath-hold at the surface)
• Dynamic (distance diving with bi-fins)
• Free Immersion (pulling yourself down a line)
• Constant Weight (diving down with bi-fins)

All skills are practiced in both the pool and open water up to a depth of 16 meters. Additionally, you will learn how to assist other freedivers in the pool and open water and how to respond appropriately to emergencies.

Course Requirements

• Minimum age: 12 years
• Ability to swim 200 meters continuously
• Medical fitness, and a medical certificate may be required for diving fitness.
• No prior experience in snorkeling, scuba diving, or freediving is required.

Required Equipment

You will need the following equipment (included in the course fee):

• Swimwear (Women: bikini or swimsuit; Men: swim trunks, ideally Speedos)
• Open-Cell Freediving Neoprene Suit
• Low-volume mask
• Snorkel
• Flexible weight belt
• Coated lead weights
• Neoprene socks (you can keep them after the course)
• Freediving fins
• Lanyard

The course fee includes the rental of complete freediving equipment, meals, drinks, and pool entry. Our philosophy is that you can only fully experience freediving with the right equipment. No hidden costs! After the course, you will have the opportunity to purchase your entire equipment at a fair price and start training immediately.

Course Locations and Times

Day 1 Morning: Felben-Wellhausen near Frauenfeld (Theory)
Day 1 Afternoon: Rheinau, Aquarina pool (pool skills)
Day 2: Steckborn, Seeschulhaus, Seestrasse 126 or by appointment.

Times:
Saturday: Arrival between 08:30 and 09:00; course starts at 09:00 in Felben-Wellhausen, ends around 18:00 in Rheinau.
Sunday: Start at 09:00 in Steckborn, course ends around 17:30 in Steckborn or Rheinau.

Important Information

To activate your eLearning, I need your name, first name, date of birth, and email address.
Please send me your height, weight, and shoe size so I can prepare the equipment for you.

Forms

The required forms can be found under Courses -> SSI Forms. Please fill them out before the course: SSI Forms