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Training for freediving can take many forms, some of which can be performed on land. The University of Miami presents a scientific freediving class that was developed by Claire Paris, a marine scientist and freediver, [60] the class is the first of its kind at the university. [61] [62] One training exercise is the apnea walk.
RAID - Recreational, Professional, Technical, and Rebreather training www.diveraid.com SAA - The Sub-Aqua Association – British recreational diver training and certification organisation CMAS code GBR/F03 [1] [7] TDI - Technical Diving International – Technical diver training and certification agency EUF CB 2006002 [6] CMAS code INT/F05 [1] [7]
SSI's training program for children aged 8–12 years is called SSI Explorers. [6] The training program for technical divers is called Extended Range and includes decompression diving, trimix and other courses that exceed the limit for recreational divers. [7] Furthermore, SSI offers courses in Freediving, Mermaiding, Swimming & Lifegaurd.
Performance Freediving International (PFI) is a freediving training agency founded in 2000 by Kirk Krack. Krack coached World Champion Freedivers, Mandy-Rae Cruickshank and Martin Stepanek . PFI teaches freediving clinics around the world and is involved in both team and athlete development.
Association Internationale pour le Développement de l'Apnée (AIDA) (English: International Association for the Development of Apnea) is a worldwide rule- and record-keeping body for competitive breath holding events, also known as freediving. [3] It sets standards for safety, comparability of Official World Record attempts and freedive education.
It was the world's first civilian training program to certify recreational divers and soon began granting Provisional Certification to instructors across the country. [ 6 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] In the May 1960 issue of Skin Diver Magazine , the creation of The National Diving Patrol was announced as an official, national organization.
The second annual South Florida Freedive Fest honored well-known freediver Virgil Price III, who died in a spearfishing accident on Mother's Day.
Underwater diver training is normally given by a qualified instructor who is a member of one of many diver training agencies or is registered with a government agency. Basic diver training entails the learning of skills required for the safe conduct of activities in an underwater environment, and includes procedures and skills for the use of ...