FREEDIVING / WORKSHOP FOR DIVERS

More calm.
Better air consumption.

The programme is designed for all scuba divers who want to reduce their air consumption and gain confidence underwater.

Air Saver

Explore the programme Price and booking

3 hoursbreathing, relaxation and confidence

Approximately 3 hoursprogramme duration

Age by arrangementage of participants

Workshop for diversprogramme type

01 / WHO IS IT FOR

Water is
your world too.

Age by arrangement · Workshop for divers

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For scuba divers who want to work on their air consumption.
02
For beginner and slightly more advanced divers.
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For individuals, buddy teams and small groups.
04
For divers who want to learn the basics of freediving.

CLOSE UP / Air Saver

From words
to experience.

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Get to know your breath.
The programme is designed for all scuba divers who want to reduce their air consumption and gain confidence underwater. On the course you will learn various breathing exercises and techniques that will help you work on your air consumption.
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Greater confidence in the water.
At the same time, you will find that even without air you can stay underwater for quite a long time and there is no need to panic if you cannot breathe in right now. And this will reduce the likelihood of a poor reaction in an emergency situation.
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Training continues.
The programme is also the first deeper introduction to the world of freediving. Among other things, the aim of the programme is to provide students with the skills and knowledge they need so that they can safely freedive with a buddy in a diving pit.
On the course you will focus on relaxation techniques, broaden your theoretical knowledge of topics such as anatomy and physics, and find out how to continue training and improving.
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Skills for better air consumption and confidence in the water

02 / EVERYTHING ESSENTIAL

Ready.
At ease.

Programme length

Approximately 3 hours

Where we will meet

The diving pit at Aquapalace Prague or the Divers Direct classroom in Dejvice, depending on the agreed format of the course.

Included in the programme

Entry to the diving pit for the duration of the course or to the Divers Direct classroom in Dejvice
Instructor services

What to bring and what to know

Able to swim and be healthy
Please confirm the equipment and the format of the practical part with the instructor in advance

Programme outline

01
Understand the body
What happens in the body during breath-hold diving, basic anatomy and physics.
02
Find calm
Breathing exercises and relaxation techniques under the guidance of an instructor.
03
Safety and pressure
Basic freediving rules, equalisation and working with a buddy.
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Keep improving
You will agree how to develop the newly acquired skills in further training.

This is what
freedom looks like.

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03 / FREQUENT QUESTIONS

Before you
dive in.

Who is Air Saver for?

For scuba divers who want to reduce air consumption and gain confidence.

Is equipment hire included?

The source explicitly states entry and an instructor. Please confirm the necessary equipment and any hire fee in advance.

YOUR INSTRUCTORS

This course
will be taught to you personally.

Meet our professionals who can teach this course. We will agree the specific instructor and date together.

Tomáš HorčičkaFreediving Instructor

Tomáš Horčička

SSI Freediving Instructor #114148

From apparatus to breath-hold. Try scuba diving, Basic Freediving and technique training.

ABC winter special 87 entitled On the Treasures of the Oceans. It was there that a lifelong love of water and everything connected with it began. At the age of nine he built his first diving apparatus himself. It was only for three breaths – and today he knows it was dangerous to life – but back then? Three breaths underwater were simply brilliant for a little boy. Years and years of snorkelling and working as a lifeguard followed. Life, however, took a slightly different path and Tom did not get into real diving until 2015. A forgotten passion flared up again and since then he has devoted himself fully to diving – in the pool, at quarries and in the sea. Simply into the water whenever and wherever possible.

Over time, the desire to share the joy of diving with others grew in him, and so in 2021 he became a scuba diving instructor. One of Divers Direct's regular training sessions was attended by a freediving instructor so that, as scuba divers, we could try freediving on a single breath. And another door to the underwater world opened. This was followed by years combining scuba diving and freediving. On the first freediving dive below 20 metres, using free-fall technique, it was clear: this is the right path. Tom is a newcomer to our team in the role of freediving instructor. He focuses on Try scuba diving and Basic Freediving courses.

You can meet him at rescue technique workshops, equalisation training for those who have ear problems, other specialist lessons and free training sessions. His motto is: "More than 60% of the human body is water – so it is clear that we belong more in the water than on land."

Lars NielsenFreediving Instructor

Lars Nielsen

SSI Freediving Instructor

Danish instructor who speaks Czech. Try Freediving, Basic, Level 1 and training for freedivers.

Lars is our freediving instructor from Denmark, who has been living in Prague since 2011 and speaks excellent Czech. He has 5+2 children and therefore saintly patience. He worked in management and HR for a long time, and now he is fully dedicated to freediving. He is an SSI Level 1 instructor. He dives to depths of around 30 metres, has rescue dives trained to 20 metres and can hold his breath for 3:15 minutes in static, just so you have an idea of what sort of bloke he is.

For many years Lars taught gymnastics, ocean swimming in a triathlon club, and he also works with children’s swimming. In general, he very much enjoys water. He is constantly developing his skills in and out of the water, and for years he has been dedicated to safe breath-hold diving to depth and underwater swimming.

He combines his experience from freediving and everyday life. "Thanks to it I am happier with myself, and I believe I can pass that on to others," says Lars about himself. At our school Lars runs Basic Freediving and Level 1 courses, as well as Try Freediving taster lessons and training sessions for certified freedivers.

Your next step
begins here.

You arrange the date and place of the lesson with the school. The programme lasts approximately three hours.

Current price and order Book a slot potapeni@divers.cz +420 725 316 772

In the water
together.

Individual approach

One instructor at our school always teaches a sensible number of students. We never push things to the limit and give every student 100% of our attention.

Professional instructors

Every one of our instructors and divemasters lives and breathes diving, loves teaching, and passes that enthusiasm on. We are a team of enthusiasts who will draw you into the world of diving.

Quality training

We maintain high standards and take no shortcuts. Safety, fun, efficiency and ecology too – that is the foundation of every course we run.

Programme according to your goal

Basic Freediver ends with SSI certification, Try Freediving with a certificate of participation. Regular training sessions and fitness classes are there to develop skills. You can find the outcome of each specific programme in its description.

Flexible dates

We will agree on training dates that suit you. Flexibility is a given for us and we always do our utmost to accommodate you.

Our own 8m diving pit

We train in the deepest pit in the Czech Republic – at Aquapalace Praha in Čestlice. There we have ideal conditions for pool training, and it shows in our divers.