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Virginia Beach, VA

Check out and register for Upcoming 2009 Course Dates

Location Info

Classroom and Pool Sessions
  • Dive Quarters, 1725 Laskin Road, Hilltop Plaza 515, Virginia Beach, VA

Open Water Sessions
  •   The first open water session on Sunday will be at Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach. The second and third sessions will be by boat at Hatteras Landing Marina (http://www.hatteraslanding.com/marina/index.htm). NOTE: Weather may dictate a change in open water venue for some or all open water sessions.

  • The fee for the boat is $125/person.

Equipment Requirements

  • Mask, fins and snorkel - Preferably low volume mask and long blade fins or mono fin.
  • Wetsuit with gloves and boots - 3mm-5mm freediving suit is required for pool and ocean sessions.  Good freediving suit with attached hood is perfect. If your hood is not attached please bring a seperate one.
  • Weights and weight belt - Having a rubber weight belt with an assortment of smaller weights to adjust for proper buoyancy.
  • Depth and/or timing device - A waterproof watch at the very least, better yet a freediving computer is perfect.

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. The course starts at 8am sharp, Sat morning. Full course payment is due at this time.

Day 1- Saturday

8:00am - 3:00pm: Classroom
  • Introduction & Registration
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Equipment
  • Breathing / Proper Ventilations
  • Physics of Freediving
3:00pm - 6:00pm: Pool session (3 hrs)
  • Rescue Skills
  • Technique Development
  • Static and Dynamic Evaluation

Day 2 - Sunday

7:30am - 11:00am: Pool session
  • Pool Training Exercises - stretching/yoga
  • Static and Dynamic Performance

11:30am - 12:30pm: Classroom

  • Psychological Aspects of Freediving
  • Land Based Training Exercises
3:00pm - 6:00pm: Open Water - Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach
  • Warm-upsFree Immersion
  • Rescue Evaluations
  • Technique Development

6:00pm - 9:00pm: Travel to Hatteras Landing Marina

Day 3 - Monday

8:00am - 12:00pm: Classroom

  • Physiology of Freediving
  • Psychological Aspects of Freediving  
2:00pm - 6:00pm: Open Water
  • Warm-upsFree Immersion
  • Rescue Evaluations
  • Technique Development

Day 4 - Tuesday

8:00am - 12:00pm Open Water

  • Warm-ups
  • Free Immersion
  • Rescue Evaluations
  • Technique Development
1:00pm - 3:00pm: Wrap up session (optional)
  • Class wrap-up

See our course schedule to register.

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Upcoming Events

  • Kirk Krack to speak at The South Florida Freedivers meeting March 19. 401 SW 3rd Avenue, Miami, FL

Freediving or breath-hold diving is a type of advanced snorkeling and water adventure that allows us to experience the sights, sounds and challenges of the most natural of underwater experiences.

Human evolution and development has ingrained us with an underwater potential the same as our marine cousins, whales, seals and dolphins.

Without the use of underwater breathing apparatus, freedivers on a single breath of air can explore the underwater realm for minutes at a time with relative comfort.

Freediving is about the comfort and exploration of the ocean realm for recreation, spearfishing, competition or personal discovery.

Since it's formation in 2000, Performance Freediving has helped enthusiastic men, women and youth to explore the underwater world with expert training, support and products from the world's top freedivers.

PFI is North America's longest running Freediving training agency having taught over 3000 students to dive deeper, longer, and most importantly safer. Let us show you how!

 

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