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- AIDA "Youth Courses"
- AIDA-1 "Introduction to Freediving"
- AIDA-1&2 COMBO
- AIDA-2 "Freediver"
- AIDA-3 "Advanced Freediver"
- Achill Island - Co. Mayo
- Clare Island - Co. Mayo
- DeepSpot - 45m Deep Pool (Poland)
- Depth & EQ Coaching
- Markievicz Sports & Fitness Centre - Dublin
- Portroe Quarry - Co. Tipperary
- Retreats
- Scubadive West - Co. Galway
- Waterworld - Co. Kerry
DeepSpot - 45m Deep Pool (Poland)
Travel to Deepspot, Poland’s Freediving pride and joy.
Places available: 4
Dates: 13/03/25 - 17/03/25.
Included:
2 dives / day (14th-16th)
Yoga
Freediving coaching
4 nights shared accommodation
Share of car hire
Not included:
Flights
Food
Equipment rental
Share of petrol
AIDA-1&2 COMBO
Combination of AIDA-1 “Introduction to Freediving” & AIDA-2 “Freediver”. Theory and open water components are delivered over 3 consecutive days.
Duration
3 days
1 pool session
AIDA-1
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, Static (STA), Free Immersion (FIM), and equalisation.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Duration
1 day
AIDA-2
The freediving theory will include: Introduction to Freediving, Freediving Breathing Cycle, Basic Physiology of Freediving, Equalization, Freediving Techniques, Safety in Freediving, Equipment in Freediving, Freediving Disciplines.
The static and dynamic sessions in confined water are used to teach relaxation, breathing, finning and safety techniques. In the open water sessions students will apply the skills they have learned in the pool / confined water sessions and combine them with the basic skills of open water freediving such as equalizing, duck diving, vertical swimming, body positioning, turns and use of buoyancy.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Can swim at least 200m non-stop without fins or at least 300m non-stop with mask, fins and snorkel
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Certification Requirements
2 minutes STA
40 meters DYNB
12 meters CWTB
Theoretical exam-passing score is 75%
Duration
2 days
1 pool session
AIDA-1 "Introduction to Freediving"
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, Static (STA), Free Immersion (FIM), and equalisation.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Duration
1 day
AIDA-2 "Freediver"
The freediving theory will include: Introduction to Freediving, Freediving Breathing Cycle, Basic Physiology of Freediving, Equalization, Freediving Techniques, Safety in Freediving, Equipment in Freediving, Freediving Disciplines.
The static and dynamic sessions in confined water are used to teach relaxation, breathing, finning and safety techniques. In the open water sessions students will apply the skills they have learned in the pool / confined water sessions and combine them with the basic skills of open water freediving such as equalizing, duck diving, vertical swimming, body positioning, turns and use of buoyancy.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Can swim at least 200m non-stop without fins or at least 300m non-stop with mask, fins and snorkel
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Certification Requirements
2 minutes STA
40 meters DYNB
12 meters CWTB
Theoretical exam-passing score is 75%
Duration
2 days
1 pool session
AIDA-1&2 COMBO
Combination of AIDA-1 “Introduction to Freediving” & AIDA-2 “Freediver”. Theory and open water components are delivered over 3 consecutive days.
Duration
3 days
1 pool session
AIDA-1
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, Static (STA), Free Immersion (FIM), and equalisation.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Duration
1 day
AIDA-2
The freediving theory will include: Introduction to Freediving, Freediving Breathing Cycle, Basic Physiology of Freediving, Equalization, Freediving Techniques, Safety in Freediving, Equipment in Freediving, Freediving Disciplines.
The static and dynamic sessions in confined water are used to teach relaxation, breathing, finning and safety techniques. In the open water sessions students will apply the skills they have learned in the pool / confined water sessions and combine them with the basic skills of open water freediving such as equalizing, duck diving, vertical swimming, body positioning, turns and use of buoyancy.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Can swim at least 200m non-stop without fins or at least 300m non-stop with mask, fins and snorkel
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Certification Requirements
2 minutes STA
40 meters DYNB
12 meters CWTB
Theoretical exam-passing score is 75%
Duration
2 days
1 pool session
AIDA-3 "Advanced Freediver"
The course is designed to further develop skills from previous levels, to acquire new skills and gain a higher knowledge of safety procedures and techniques. The new techniques that are introduced are free-fall, Frenzel Equalizing, the use of training tables, the risks of increasing and decreasing pressure and also how to minimize these risks. Students will train these skills in the most common disciplines of freediving: Static Apnea, Dynamic Apnea, Free Immersion and Constant Weight Bi fins.
The theory will include: Physiology, Equalization, Barotrauma, Lungs at Depth, Buoyancy, Shallow Water Blackout, Training Concepts, The Mammalian Dive Response, Decompression Sickness, Surface Intervals and the Freediver's Code of Conduct.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Have completed the AIDA2 course or have completed the AIDA2 Crossover Evaluation if crossing over from another freediving agency
Certification Requirements
2:45 minutes STA
55 meters DYNB
24 meters CWTB
Theoretical exam-passing score is 75%
Duration
2 days
2 pool sessions
Achill Island - Freediving, Spearfishing & Yoga Retreat
Travel to one of Ireland’s most beautiful diving locations, famed for abundant wildlife and basking shark sightings, Achill Island.
Places available: 4
Dates: 15/05/25 - 18/05/25.
Included:
2 dives / day
Spearfishing
Yoga
Freediving coaching
3 nights shared accommodation
Not included:
Food
Equipment rental
Travel to Achill Island
AIDA-2 "Freediver"
The freediving theory will include: Introduction to Freediving, Freediving Breathing Cycle, Basic Physiology of Freediving, Equalization, Freediving Techniques, Safety in Freediving, Equipment in Freediving, Freediving Disciplines.
The static and dynamic sessions in confined water are used to teach relaxation, breathing, finning and safety techniques. In the open water sessions students will apply the skills they have learned in the pool / confined water sessions and combine them with the basic skills of open water freediving such as equalizing, duck diving, vertical swimming, body positioning, turns and use of buoyancy.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Can swim at least 200m non-stop without fins or at least 300m non-stop with mask, fins and snorkel
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Certification Requirements
2 minutes STA
40 meters DYNB
12 meters CWTB
Theoretical exam-passing score is 75%
Duration
2 days
1 pool session
AIDA-1&2 COMBO
Combination of AIDA-1 “Introduction to Freediving” & AIDA-2 “Freediver”. Theory and open water components are delivered over 3 consecutive days.
Duration
3 days
1 pool session
AIDA-1
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, Static (STA), Free Immersion (FIM), and equalisation.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Duration
1 day
AIDA-2
The freediving theory will include: Introduction to Freediving, Freediving Breathing Cycle, Basic Physiology of Freediving, Equalization, Freediving Techniques, Safety in Freediving, Equipment in Freediving, Freediving Disciplines.
The static and dynamic sessions in confined water are used to teach relaxation, breathing, finning and safety techniques. In the open water sessions students will apply the skills they have learned in the pool / confined water sessions and combine them with the basic skills of open water freediving such as equalizing, duck diving, vertical swimming, body positioning, turns and use of buoyancy.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Can swim at least 200m non-stop without fins or at least 300m non-stop with mask, fins and snorkel
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Certification Requirements
2 minutes STA
40 meters DYNB
12 meters CWTB
Theoretical exam-passing score is 75%
Duration
2 days
1 pool session
AIDA-3 "Advanced Freediver"
The course is designed to further develop skills from previous levels, to acquire new skills and gain a higher knowledge of safety procedures and techniques. The new techniques that are introduced are free-fall, Frenzel Equalizing, the use of training tables, the risks of increasing and decreasing pressure and also how to minimize these risks. Students will train these skills in the most common disciplines of freediving: Static Apnea, Dynamic Apnea, Free Immersion and Constant Weight Bi fins.
The theory will include: Physiology, Equalization, Barotrauma, Lungs at Depth, Buoyancy, Shallow Water Blackout, Training Concepts, The Mammalian Dive Response, Decompression Sickness, Surface Intervals and the Freediver's Code of Conduct.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Have completed the AIDA2 course or have completed the AIDA2 Crossover Evaluation if crossing over from another freediving agency
Certification Requirements
2:45 minutes STA
55 meters DYNB
24 meters CWTB
Theoretical exam-passing score is 75%
Duration
2 days
2 pool sessions
AIDA-1 "Introduction to Freediving"
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, Static (STA), Free Immersion (FIM), and equalisation.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Duration
1 day
AIDA-1 "Introduction to Freediving"
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, Static (STA), Free Immersion (FIM), and equalisation.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Duration
1 day
AIDA-1 "Introduction to Freediving"
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, Static (STA), Free Immersion (FIM), and equalisation.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Duration
1 day
AIDA-1 "Introduction to Freediving"
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, Static (STA), Free Immersion (FIM), and equalisation.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Duration
1 day
AIDA-1 "Introduction to Freediving"
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, Static (STA), Free Immersion (FIM), and equalisation.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Duration
1 day
AIDA-1 "Introduction to Freediving"
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, Static (STA), Free Immersion (FIM), and equalisation.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Duration
1 day
Depth & EQ Coaching
Depth & Equalisation coaching at Portroe Quarry / Diving Centre in Co. Tipperary. Join a maximum of 3 other students as you improve your freediving and equalisation techniques in the beautiful setting of Portroe Quarry. Trips typically include a visit to the Lakeside Sauna and Pizza at Raw Interiors.
Yearly membership Fee: €30.00
Entry Fee: €30.00
Membership & entry fees are not included in coaching fee.
Completion of an Introduction to Freediving course is a prerequisite.
Students must supply their own fins, facemask, snorkel, weights and wetsuit.
On-site equipment hire is not available.
Please arrive at the quarry at least 30 minutes before your session begins to allow sufficient time for registration and changing.
Latecomers (>15 minutes) will forfeit their session.
Depth & EQ Coaching
Depth & Equalisation coaching at Portroe Quarry / Diving Centre in Co. Tipperary. Join a maximum of 3 other students as you improve your freediving and equalisation techniques in the beautiful setting of Portroe Quarry. Trips typically include a visit to the Lakeside Sauna and Pizza at Raw Interiors.
Yearly membership Fee: €30.00
Entry Fee: €30.00
Membership & entry fees are not included in coaching fee.
Completion of an Introduction to Freediving course is a prerequisite.
Students must supply their own fins, facemask, snorkel, weights and wetsuit.
On-site equipment hire is not available.
Please arrive at the quarry at least 30 minutes before your session begins to allow sufficient time for registration and changing.
Latecomers (>15 minutes) will forfeit their session.
Depth & EQ Coaching
Depth & Equalisation coaching at Portroe Quarry / Diving Centre in Co. Tipperary. Join a maximum of 3 other students as you improve your freediving and equalisation techniques in the beautiful setting of Portroe Quarry. Trips typically include a visit to the Lakeside Sauna and Pizza at Raw Interiors.
Yearly membership Fee: €30.00
Entry Fee: €30.00
Membership & entry fees are not included in coaching fee.
Completion of an Introduction to Freediving course is a prerequisite.
Students must supply their own fins, facemask, snorkel, weights and wetsuit.
On-site equipment hire is not available.
Please arrive at the quarry at least 30 minutes before your session begins to allow sufficient time for registration and changing.
Latecomers (>15 minutes) will forfeit their session.
Depth & EQ Coaching
Depth & Equalisation coaching at Portroe Quarry / Diving Centre in Co. Tipperary. Join a maximum of 3 other students as you improve your freediving and equalisation techniques in the beautiful setting of Portroe Quarry. Trips typically include a visit to the Lakeside Sauna and Pizza at Raw Interiors.
Yearly membership Fee: €30.00
Entry Fee: €30.00
Membership & entry fees are not included in coaching fee.
Completion of an Introduction to Freediving course is a prerequisite.
Students must supply their own fins, facemask, snorkel, weights and wetsuit.
On-site equipment hire is not available.
Please arrive at the quarry at least 30 minutes before your session begins to allow sufficient time for registration and changing.
Latecomers (>15 minutes) will forfeit their session.
AIDA-1 "Introduction to Freediving"
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, Static (STA), Free Immersion (FIM), and equalisation.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Duration
1 day
AIDA-1 "Introduction to Freediving"
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, Static (STA), Free Immersion (FIM), and equalisation.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Duration
1 day
AIDA-1&2 COMBO
Combination of AIDA-1 “Introduction to Freediving” & AIDA-2 “Freediver”. Theory and open water components are delivered over 3 consecutive days.
Duration
3 days
1 pool session
AIDA-1
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, Static (STA), Free Immersion (FIM), and equalisation.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Duration
1 day
AIDA-2
The freediving theory will include: Introduction to Freediving, Freediving Breathing Cycle, Basic Physiology of Freediving, Equalization, Freediving Techniques, Safety in Freediving, Equipment in Freediving, Freediving Disciplines.
The static and dynamic sessions in confined water are used to teach relaxation, breathing, finning and safety techniques. In the open water sessions students will apply the skills they have learned in the pool / confined water sessions and combine them with the basic skills of open water freediving such as equalizing, duck diving, vertical swimming, body positioning, turns and use of buoyancy.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Can swim at least 200m non-stop without fins or at least 300m non-stop with mask, fins and snorkel
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Certification Requirements
2 minutes STA
40 meters DYNB
12 meters CWTB
Theoretical exam-passing score is 75%
Duration
2 days
1 pool session
AIDA "Youth Courses"
AIDA Youth Programme teaches water skills to children from 6 to 15 years old.
There are three courses for children from 6 to 11 years old: Bronze Dolphin, Silver Dolphin or Gold Dolphin. Each of them takes from 3 days of teaching. 4 day AIDA Junior course is for adolescents from 12 to 15 years old. Each of the Youth courses has a section for parents educating them on proper post-course supervision of children in the water.
AIDA "Youth Courses"
AIDA Youth Programme teaches water skills to children from 6 to 15 years old.
There are three courses for children from 6 to 11 years old: Bronze Dolphin, Silver Dolphin or Gold Dolphin. Each of them takes from 3 days of teaching. 4 day AIDA Junior course is for adolescents from 12 to 15 years old. Each of the Youth courses has a section for parents educating them on proper post-course supervision of children in the water.
Depth & EQ Coaching
Depth & Equalisation coaching at Portroe Quarry / Diving Centre in Co. Tipperary. Join a maximum of 3 other students as you improve your freediving and equalisation techniques in the beautiful setting of Portroe Quarry. Trips typically include a visit to the Lakeside Sauna and Pizza at Raw Interiors.
Yearly membership Fee: €30.00
Entry Fee: €30.00
Membership & entry fees are not included in coaching fee.
Completion of an Introduction to Freediving course is a prerequisite.
Students must supply their own fins, facemask, snorkel, weights and wetsuit.
On-site equipment hire is not available.
Please arrive at the quarry at least 30 minutes before your session begins to allow sufficient time for registration and changing.
Latecomers (>15 minutes) will forfeit their session.
Depth & EQ Coaching
Depth & Equalisation coaching at Portroe Quarry / Diving Centre in Co. Tipperary. Join a maximum of 3 other students as you improve your freediving and equalisation techniques in the beautiful setting of Portroe Quarry. Trips typically include a visit to the Lakeside Sauna and Pizza at Raw Interiors.
Yearly membership Fee: €30.00
Entry Fee: €30.00
Membership & entry fees are not included in coaching fee.
Completion of an Introduction to Freediving course is a prerequisite.
Students must supply their own fins, facemask, snorkel, weights and wetsuit.
On-site equipment hire is not available.
Please arrive at the quarry at least 30 minutes before your session begins to allow sufficient time for registration and changing.
Latecomers (>15 minutes) will forfeit their session.
Depth & EQ Coaching
Depth & Equalisation coaching at Portroe Quarry / Diving Centre in Co. Tipperary. Join a maximum of 3 other students as you improve your freediving and equalisation techniques in the beautiful setting of Portroe Quarry. Trips typically include a visit to the Lakeside Sauna and Pizza at Raw Interiors.
Yearly membership Fee: €30.00
Entry Fee: €30.00
Membership & entry fees are not included in coaching fee.
Completion of an Introduction to Freediving course is a prerequisite.
Students must supply their own fins, facemask, snorkel, weights and wetsuit.
On-site equipment hire is not available.
Please arrive at the quarry at least 30 minutes before your session begins to allow sufficient time for registration and changing.
Latecomers (>15 minutes) will forfeit their session.
Depth & EQ Coaching
Depth & Equalisation coaching at Portroe Quarry / Diving Centre in Co. Tipperary. Join a maximum of 3 other students as you improve your freediving and equalisation techniques in the beautiful setting of Portroe Quarry. Trips typically include a visit to the Lakeside Sauna and Pizza at Raw Interiors.
Yearly membership Fee: €30.00
Entry Fee: €30.00
Membership & entry fees are not included in coaching fee.
Completion of an Introduction to Freediving course is a prerequisite.
Students must supply their own fins, facemask, snorkel, weights and wetsuit.
On-site equipment hire is not available.
Please arrive at the quarry at least 30 minutes before your session begins to allow sufficient time for registration and changing.
Latecomers (>15 minutes) will forfeit their session.
AIDA-1 "Introduction to Freediving"
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, Static (STA), Free Immersion (FIM), and equalisation.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Duration
1 day
AIDA-1 "Introduction to Freediving"
This course offers a basic knowledge of freediving and introductory skills such as relaxation of body and mind, finning techniques, Static (STA), Free Immersion (FIM), and equalisation.
Prerequisites
Be 18 years of age or older (16 or 17 years old with parent or guardian consent)
Be able to swim at least 100m non-stop
It is highly recommended that you are used to swimming with fins and a facemask.
Duration
1 day
Clare Island - Freediving, Spearfishing & Yoga Retreat
Travel to one of Ireland’s most beautiful diving locations, famed for abundant wildlife, Clare Island.
Places available: 4
Dates: 04/09/25 - 07/09/25.
Included:
2 dives / day
Spearfishing
Yoga
Freediving coaching
3 nights shared accommodation
Not included:
Food
Equipment rental
Ferry to Clare Island
“Freediving is a dance with the sea, where you learn to trust, surrender, and let go.”
Natalia Avseenko