freediving-techniques

Freediving Training Tips #4 – Surfacing

Surfacing is a Freediving Technique that very often gets overlooked Yes, surfacing from a dive can be very messy sometimes! There can be a number of obstacles on the surface such as ropes, people, noodles and other floating devices, fins and other equipment hanging on the buoy, which can make your recovery hard if you…

A Short Guide to Wreck Freediving

Wreck freediving is another challenge in the life of freediver. If you never had the chance to freedive a wreck before, well you need to put it on your list. ONe of the highlights of freediving Tenerife is that there is a wreck on our main dive spot, so we share our experience and write…

Short Guide to Exhale Stretching for Freedivers

Why do freedivers stretch? Stretching is one of the most important aspects of freediving, while reducing the chance of lung squeeze at depth it also makes freediving more comfortable especially when it comes to the flexibility of the diaphragm while dealing with contractions and depth. Good overall flexibility is ideal in all sports but for…

Why Freediving Is a Team Sport

From the outside Freediving looks like a very individualistic and lonely sport. Imagine someone breathing up at the surface preparing for his next dive, looking completely disconnected from the world around him; him descending alone towards the bottom of the ocean; or floating in a pool doing a static while he’s lost on his own…

Static Apnea: a Mind Game

One part that makes you a Freediver is the ability to hold your breath. In static apnea your breath hold skills are tested for its limits. You lay with your face down in the water and try to hold your breath for as long as possible. Your buddy is sitting next to you to make…