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Toronto, ON CANADA

Upcoming 2008 Toronto Course Date

Basic
Intermediate
July 19-20 July 19-22

Location Info

Classroom and Pool Sessions will be held at:

TBA

Open Water Sessions

There will be a drive to all open water locations. This will be discussed at class. Hopefully we can work together to arrange car pooling.

Equipment Requierments

  • Mask, fins and snorkel - Preferably low volume mask and long blade fins or mono fin.
  • Wetsuit with gloves and boots - 5mm-7mm freediving suit required for pool and open water sessions.  Good freediving suit with attached hood is perfect. Socks and gloves are a must.
  • Weights and weight belt - Having an assortment of smaller weights to adjust for proper buoyancy is a must.
  • Depth and/or timing device - A waterproof watch at the very least, better yet a freediving computer is perfect.
  • Line cutting device - Simple line cutter or small knife is good.  Not a requirement though.

Check out general gear recommendations.

Don't worry about lines, floats and those sorts of things, we'll bring that.  We also travel with an assortment of freediving computers for you to try out as well.  Along with all of this we'll video your clinic so you can review each day, your skills in the water as they improve. 

Clinic Schedule

The following schedule is subject to change. any changes will be emailed to those who have registered.

Intermediate Freediver, Toronto, ON Canada

Saturday, DAY ONE

8:00am - 12:00pm Classroom

  • Introduction
  • Registration
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Proper Ventilations

1:00pm - 2:30pm Classroom

  • Equipment
  • Physics of Freediving

3:00pm - 6:00pm Pool session

  • Static Apnea Development
  • Rescue Skills
  • Technique Evaluation / Development

Sunday, DAY TWO

8:00am - 10:00am Pool session

  • Static Apnea Development
  • Technique Evaluation / Development

10:30am - 12:00pm Classroom

  • Physiology of Freediving

2:00pm - 6:00pm Open Water

  • Warm-ups
  • Free Immersion / Buoyancy Check
  • Technique Development
  • Rescue Evaluations / Scenarios

Monday, DAY THREE

8:00am - 12:00pm Classroom

  • Physiology of Freediving
  • Psychology of Freediving

1:30pm - 5:00pm Open Water

  • Warm-ups
  • Technique Development
  • Rescue Scenarios

Tuesday, DAY FOUR

8:00am - 12:30pm Open Water

  • Warm-ups
  • Technique Development
  • Rescue Scenarios

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