Melbourne Freediving Courses - NEW
PADI BASIC FREEDIVER COURSE
About the course
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Minimum age 15 years old
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Must have adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health.
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No prior experience with snorkelling, skin diving or freediving is required.
COURSE OUTLINE
- Static and dynamic apnea theory and pool practice
- Breathing techniques
- The diving reflex
- Freediving equipment
- Physiology of freediving
- Rescue techniques
- Freediving skills training
- Dive safety
Course Schedule
When you book in, you will be given access to the PADI online learning platform - you will be required to go through the material prior to the session (usually around 2 hours of reading).
Morning: Meet at Adreno Melbourne Store, Cheltenham, for a 3 hour session where we cover the theory of Freediving.
Afternoon: Confined water session to learn breathhold techniques as well as static and dynamic apnea. The goal is static apnea of 90 seconds and dynamic apnea of 25 metres. Conducted a Waves Leisure Centre, Cheltenham.
Course PRICE
Course price: $350
What to bring along
- Wetsuit
- Mask and Snorkel
- Fins
PADI FREEDIVER COURSE
About the course
- Minimum age 15 years old
- Must have adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health.
- No prior experience with snorkelling, skin diving or freediving is required.
This builds on the Basic Freediver qualification with an additional day where we hit the open water to practice free immersion and constant weight freedives, including proper buddy procedures. The goal is a constant weight freedive of 10 metres.
Course OUTLINE
- Static and dynamic apnea theory and pool practice
- Breathing techniques
- The diving reflex
- Freediving equipment
- Physiology of freediving
- Rescue techniques
- Freediving skills training
- Dive safety
COURSE SCHEDULE
When you book in, you will be given access to the PADI online learning platform - you will be required to go through the material prior to the session (usually around 2 hours of reading).
DAY 1
Morning: Meet at Adreno Melbourne Store, Cheltenham, for a 3 hour session where we cover the theory of Freediving.
Afternoon: Confined water session to learn breathhold techniques as well as static and dynamic apnea. The goal is static apnea of 90 seconds and dynamic apnea of 25 metres. Conducted a Waves Leisure Centre, Cheltenham.
DAY 2
We hit the open water to practice free immersion and constant weight freedives, including proper buddy procedures. The goal is a constant weight freedive of 10 metres. We launch the boat from Sorrento/Rye.
Course Price
Course price: $600
What to bring along
- Wetsuit
- Mask and Snorkel
- Fins
- Weightbelt (for the open water session)
PADI ADVANCED FREEDIVER COURSE
PRE-REQUISITES
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Completion of your PADI Freediver qualification or equivalent
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First Aid and CPR training (within the last 24 months)
Course Schedule
When you book in, you will be given access to the PADI online learning platform - you will be required to go through the material prior to the session (usually around 2 hours of reading).
Day 1
Morning: Meet at Adreno Melbourne Store, Cheltenham, for a 3 hour session where we cover the theory of advanced freediving.
Afternoon: confined water session at Waves Leisure Centre, Cheltenham, to learn stretching and relaxation techniques as well as refine static and dynamic apnea. The goal is static apnea of 2.5 minutes and dynamic apnea of 50 metres.
Day 2
Open water sessions to practice deeper free immersion and constant weight freedives, along with additional buddy procedures and rescue techniques. The goal is a constant weight freedive of 20 meters.
We launch the boat from Sorrento/Rye.
Course PRICE
Course price: $600
What to bring along
- Wetsuit
- Mask and Snorkel
- Fins
- Weightbelt (for the open water session)
- Sunscreen
- Water to drink
PADI MASTER FREEDIVER COURSE
PRE-REQUISITES
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Completion of your PADI Advanced Freediving qualification or equivalent
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First Aid and CPR training (within the last 24 months)
Course Schedule
When you book in, you will be given access to the PADI online learning platform - you will be required to go through the material prior to the session (usually around 2 hours of reading).
Day 1
Morning: Meet at Adreno Melbourne Store, Cheltenham, for a 3 hour session where we cover the theory of advanced freediving.
Afternoon: confined water session at Waves Leisure Centre, Cheltenham, to learn stretching and relaxation techniques, advanced equalisation techniques as well as refine static and dynamic apnea. The goal is static apnea of 3.5 minutes and dynamic apnea of 75 metres
Day 2
Open water sessions to practice deeper free immersion and constant weight freedives, along with additional buddy procedures and rescue techniques. The goal is a constant weight freedive of 28 meters.
We launch the boat from Sorrento/Rye.
Course PRICE
Course price: $600
What to bring along
- Wetsuit
- Mask and Snorkel
- Fins
- Weightbelt (for the open water session)
- Sunscreen
- Water to drink
PADI Freediving Camp (Kilsby, SA)
ABOUT THE CAMP
We run exclusive Freediving camps to the Kilsby sinkhole, a short drive from Mt Gambier. This is no doubt one of Australia’s best fresh water dive locations, offering 40m of crystal clear visibility.
The camp runs over a Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and we offer PADI Freediving Certification from Beginner through to Master level.
There is also some incredible ocean diving and spearfishing on offer in the area, as well as some of the clearest fresh water ponds you will ever see!
The camp includes:
- 2 nights accomodation (dorm style)
- Fees for two sessions entry into the Kilsby Sink Hole
- Access to the PADI online learning system and materials
- Pool entry for confined water session
Contact us below for upcoming dates.
Adreno Spearfishing Course
ABOUT THE COURSE
The beginners spearfishing course is a 3 hour theory session run from the Melbourne Adreno store in Cheltenham.
We cover the following topics:
- Equipment
- Hunting techniques
- Buddy Diving
- Dive planning
- Safety
- Reading weather charts
Contact us below for upcoming dates.
Meet your instructor
Here’s what some people have to say about the Adreno Melbourne Freediving courses…
“I was really impressed from start to finish with the whole course, especially with the extra one-on-one attention that was provided to divers who needed help. As a result, I am now a more relaxed and safer diver, holding my breath longer and more comfortably than ever. I believe this course has something to teach everyone, new or old.” - Leigh Dowell
“Eckart's instruction, encouragement and guidance on our course was fantastic! Highly recommended” - Clementine Docherty
“I recently completed the basic free diver course. Eckart is full of knowledge and wisdom and is well capable of getting that knowledge across to his students . My free diving has greatly improved by doing this course and I highly recommend doing it.” - Sean Maher
“Amazing diver and teacher. Despite it being a group session, it really felt one-on-one with Eckart and he creates a safe community for beginners and caters to everyones needs.” - Thomas Tang
Photos by Eckart Benkenstein, Jessie Cripps, and Justin Bruhn.