Freediving Course

West Palm Beach, Florida

Freediving Course - Wave 1

Become a Molchanovs Certified Freediver!

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Fri, Oct 10

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About This Adventure

Embark on a transformative three-day freediving course that equips you with essential skills to explore the underwater world. Learn safe diving techniques, understand your body’s response to breath-holding, and master both pool and open water disciplines. By the end, dive confidently between 12 and 20 meters, ready for your aquatic adventures.

In this course, you will get all the basis of freediving and will become an autonomous freediver able to explore the underwater world comfortably. You will learn how to practice freediving safely, what happens with your body when you hold your breath, how to dive more efficiently, and how to handle freediving mentally, but also any other life situation. By the end of the course, you should be able to dive safely and comfortably between 12 and 20 meters — which is the depth limit for this course — experiencing both using fins or pulling on a rope to go down. You will also learn distance disciplines in the pool, with and without fins, focusing on technique and efficiency.

Duration: 3 Days (9am-5pm) classroom day, dynamic pool day & open water day

Cost : $799 (includes instruction, e-learning, certification, mask, snorkel, fins, weights, & weight belt)

Private Instruction & Certification: $2,799

What’s included:

A hard packet with the whole course info, the course fee, both dynamic and open water sessions, boat fuel etc.

What is needed:

Wave 1 only a wetsuit is required. The rest of the gear can be provided by us or you are welcome to bring your own (NOTE IN THE WAVE ONE COURSE WE LEARN ALL ABOUT THE PROPER GEAR TO PURCHASE FOR THE TYPE OF DIVING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO so we can provide gear to get through the course you will exit the course having a much better understanding of what gear to purchase. )

Schedule:

Day 1: Classroom Session

Location: Xhale Spearfishing, Jupiter Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (with a lunch break) Activities: Learn free-diving theory and review course material. Select and learn about proper free-diving gear.

Day 2: Confined Water Training

Location: Currie Park, West Palm Beach (or local pool if ocean conditions are not suitable) Activities: Dynamic requirements and training in clear pool-like conditions in the inter-coastal. Experience real-life scenarios while training in a natural setting.

Day 3: Open Water Training

Location: Offshore from Currie Park Time: 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM Activities: Complete open water training and requirements.

Additional Information: Training location confirmation and exact times will be provided on the classroom day, depending on weather and tides.

Adventure Tips

Prioritize Safety

Always communicate with your instructor and adhere to all safety protocols during training and dives.

Stay Relaxed in the Water

Practicing calm breathing and staying relaxed helps improve breath-hold times and safety.

Hydrate Well

Proper hydration the day before improves lung capacity and overall comfort during dives.

Practice Equalization

Learning to equalize early prevents ear barotrauma as you descend deeper.

Local Insights

Wildlife

Spotted seahorses
Schools of juvenile tarpon

History

West Palm Beach has a rich maritime history, with its waters historically serving as vital routes for trade and fishing.

Conservation

XELA Expeditions emphasizes sustainable diving practices to protect the delicate reef ecosystems they utilize.

Freediving Course - Wave 1 at XELA Expeditions in West Palm Beach

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