AIDA 2: FREEDIVER
The AIDA 2 Freediver course is the foundational course of the AIDA freediving certifications and covers all of the necessary skills and knowledge to begin your freediving journey. 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. In our AIDA 2 Freediver course, students will learn to how perform a static apnea of at least 2 minutes, a proper demonstration of dynamic bi fins technique, a constant weight bi-fins dive of at least 12 meters, a simulated black out rescue from at least 5 meters, and how to buddy a diver to at least 10 meters.
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Class size: 1-4 students.
Private courses available. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for more details.Duration: 3 Days | 7 Hours each day from 10am-5pm.
Day One: Classroom / theory study and confined water sessions.
Day Two: Classroom / theory study and two open water sessions.
Day Three: Two open water sessions and exam.
Location: Gainesville, FL
Exact meeting locations / addresses for your course will be provided in your welcome letter after booking.
Open water locations are based on weather and conditions and thus, are subject to change.
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Online Course Manual.
Theory session(s) that covers the physics and physiology of deeper freediving, technique, buoyancy, hypoxic events, types of freediving disciplines, and more.
Confined water session that focuses on static apnea, dynamic apnea disciplines, further understanding of concepts such as static apnea comfort, bi-fin technique, maximizing your mental state, proper weighting, and more.
Open water session(s) that focus on depth diving in two disciplines (free immersion and constant weight), technique refinement, safety skills, comfort at depth, and more.
Education on different types of equalization techniques and training.
Freediving safety training and LMC / black out rescue techniques.
Pre-diving stretching, breathing, and relaxation routines.
Expanded and refined knowledge of freediving equipment.
Certification upon completion.
Access to the Depth Wish group chat.
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Must be 18 years or older (16 with parental consent).
Be able to swim 200 meters nonstop without fins, or 300 meters nonstop with fins, mask, and snorkel.
Completed the AIDA Medical Release and AIDA Liability release.
AIDA 1 or previous freediving certification / experience is not required to enroll.
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No gear? No problem! Rental gear is available for an additional $50 for the course.
Want to take home some memories to keep or share? Add on a Photo Package to gain access to all photos taken during the open water portion and choose 5 photos or videos to have professionally edited.
Book YOUR COURSE.
Dates listed are the FIRST DAY of the course.
Reminder: The AIDA 2 course is a 3 day course.
Need RENTAL GEAR or want PHOTOS & VIDEOS from your course? After clicking “BOOK”, you can select these options at the top of the next page. Be sure to include any optional add-on you want before checking out.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL COURSES, EXPERIENCES, TRAININGS, AND ADD-ONS, ONCE PURCHASED, ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-TRANSFERABLE.
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PRIVATE
AIDA 2 COURSES
Do you want all the same perks of a AIDA 2 without having to share with others? Want to do something special for just you and your friends or spouse? Nervous about diving with others? Want more individualized attention and time from your instructor? Then the Private course is for you. We include all the same knowledge and experiences, but limit booking so you get to choose who joins you in the course.
Course cost: $1,100 per student.