Glossary and Acronyms of Freediving

Welcome to part three of The Beginner’s Guide to Freediving, the best place to start your freediving journey. In this chapter, we take a look at the Glossary of Freediving - including freediving disciplines, lung measurements and terms used. Freediving, much like any sport, has it’s own lingo or insider language. Here we’ve collected some of the most common terms you’re likely to read or hear, and collated them into this handy Glossary of Freediving.

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Learning Finning techniques on a Freediving Course

Learning finning techniques on a freediving course is not usually the highest priority students have when they undertake a course with us. Understandably many students are focused on breathing techniques and equalisation. However, as the course progresses they soon realise that efficient, well executed finning techniques can directly impact on their ability to dive longer and deeper and contribute to a far better freediving experience.

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Want to learn to scuba dive? Why you should learn to freedive first.

If you want to learn to Scuba dive, you may not have thought about learning to freedive first. However learning to freedive provides you with the techniques, skills and water confidence to learn how to scuba dive quicker, safer, and with more confidence. Learn more inside.

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How to communicate with your freediving buddy

How to communicate with your freediving buddy is one of the most important skills in safe freediving. In this article we cover how to effectively communicate before and during the dive or breath hold. There's also two videos and gifs showing freediving specific underwater hand signals.

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