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What a great experience here at New Wave Divers! It was my first time doing wreck diving, and my guide Carlo was so humorous, calm and patient 😊. We did Camia II on my first day…
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What a great experience here at New Wave Divers! It was my first time doing wreck diving, and my guide Carlo was so humorous, calm and patient 😊. We did Camia II on my first day…
I had never scuba dived before, so I visited New Wave Diving after finding them online while staying in Boracay. My goal was to gain a recognised certification that would allow me…
Had an amazing experience with New Wave Divers. Did my OW and advanced courses with them. Great and new equipments, professional teachers who's priority is your safety. 100%…
We've partnered with DAN World, one of the most reputable dive-insurance providers on the planet, so every student is automatically covered. Up to $25,000 for training-related injuries, valid for up to 180 days — peace of mind built right in.
The PADI Basic Freediver course is the first half of the full PADI Freediver course — perfect if you're short on time but want more than a try-out. Through your eLearning you'll learn the physiology of the breath-hold and the safety rules that make freediving such a calm, controlled sport. Then you'll join your coach in calm, confined water.
The water session is all about the two foundation disciplines: static apnea — floating in stillness, stretching one comfortable breath far beyond what you thought possible — and dynamic apnea, gliding horizontally on that same breath with smooth, efficient technique. No line, no depth, no pressure. By the end of the day you're a certified PADI Basic Freediver — and every skill credits toward the full Freediver course, where the open water and the 16-metre line are waiting.
Your coach teaches you in a relaxed, supportive environment — and in freediving, relaxed is the entire point. Here's exactly how the course unfolds, from your sofa to your certification — in a day.
PADI eLearning fits the theory into your schedule — your course, on your time. Learn how the breath-hold works, what happens in your body when you relax into it, and the buddy-system safety rules every freediver lives by. Online or offline, on a computer or phone. Reserve now to unlock it.
Guided breathing and relaxation first, on dry land. Then into calm, confined water: float face-down and hold one comfortable breath in static apnea, and glide distance on a single breath in dynamic. Most students shock themselves with what their first day's breath-hold looks like.
Basic Freediver is the fast track — but it's not the only door in. Got more time? Go straight to the full Freediver course. Just curious? Try a single session first. Experienced but rusty? Train with a coach before you commit.
Skip the half-step and take the complete PADI Freediver course — static, dynamic, plus open-water sessions on the line to 16 metres. The classic first freediving certification.
See the Freediver course Just want to try?Not ready for a certification yet? Take a single relaxed Discover session — in the pool or the ocean — with no commitment. If you love it, the fee credits toward your course.
Try a session Experienced but not ready?Already have water experience but want more confidence before committing to a course? Train one-to-one with our coach — breathwork, technique and comfort, at your pace.
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Everything you need for your first freediving certification — and a few honest notes so there are no surprises on the day.