Location Info
Classroom Sessions: Class sessions will be held at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center at 16600 NE 80th Street - Classroom 207 on Sat and Sun and then Classroom 104 on Monday. There is plenty of parking. Please leave your gear in your cars and just bring in your manual and something to write with.
Pool Sessions
Juanita Aquatic Center located at 10601 Northeast 132nd Street Kirkland, WA 98034. It is by the high school and not well marked.
Open Water Sessions
For the open water training, we’ll be diving at Seacrest Park
Getting there: In downtown Seattle, take Exit 163 off Interstate 5 and follow the signs to the West Seattle Bridge. On the far side of the bridge take Harbor Avenue Exit. Turn right. Continue around the waterfront to the 1600 block of Harbor Avenue SW and the park.
Nearby Hotels/Motels
The best way to find hotels in your price range close to the classroom is to visit www.hotels.com, www.expedia.com or other such webistes and enter in the address of the class location (see above).
Equipment Requirements
Mask, fins and snorkel – Preferably low volume Freediving mask and long blade fins or mono fin.
- Wetsuit with gloves and boots – 5mm freediving suit required for pool and ocean sessions. Good freediving suit with attached hood is perfect.
- 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.
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 major changes to the final schedule will be emailed, to those who have registered, one to two weeks before the start of the clinic.
DAY 1
8:00am – 12:00pm & 4:00pm-6:00pm Classroom Sessions
Introduction
Registration
Emergency Procedures
Proper Breathing Techniques
Equipment
Physiology of Freediving
1:00pm – 300pm Pool Session
Rescue Skills
Static Apnea Development
Technique Evaluation.
4-6pm Class
DAY 2
8:00am – 10:00pm Pool Session
Pool Training Exercises
Static Apnea Development
12:00pm – 2:00pm Classroom
Physics & Physiology of Freediving
2:00pm – 7:00pm Open Water session
Warm-ups
constant Ballast
Rescue Evaluations
DAY 3
8:00am – 2:00pm Classroom
Physiology of Freediving
Training Programs
2:00pm – 6:00pm Open Water session
Warm-ups
Free Immersion
Rescue Evaluations
Technique Development
DAY 4
8:00am – 12:00pm Open Water Session
Warm-ups
Free Immersion
Rescue Evaluations
Technique Development
1:00pm – 3:00pm Wrap up at local restaurant (optional)
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