Freediving

Planning a first freedive lesson? These guides cover what freediving is, who can start, how it differs from scuba and snorkeling, whether you need a course, clothes, cost, and why you do not learn this alone. Search a ZIP when you are ready to find an operator.

The first-timer product is a lesson with a buddy protocol. You hold your breath and dive on one inhale. That is enough sentence. The school teaches the rest.

Start here

• What Is Freediving?
• Freediving vs Scuba vs Snorkeling
• Can Anyone Freedive?
• Do I Need a Freediving Course?
• Is Freediving Hard?
• What Does Freediving Feel Like?
• What to Wear Freediving
• Common First-Time Freediving Questions

Planning

• How Much Does a Freediving Lesson Cost?
• Is Freediving Dangerous?
• Where to Learn Freediving in the United States

Quick Facts

• Experience needed: none for a beginner course
• Product: lesson, not a solo rental
• Not a tank. Not a surface snorkel.
• Never train breath-hold alone
• Best first step: What Is Freediving?