Go Freediving is the longest established, most experienced and friendliest freediving course provider in the UK, led by world class freediving instructor trainer Emma Farrell, and her team of personally trained instructors. No other course provider has such a good instructor to student ratio, safety record and personal touch.
Whether you’re a beginner dipping your toes into the world of freediving, a seasoned pro looking to turn professional, or simply a freediver of any level who wants the best freediving holiday in the world, we’re here for you!
What Do You Learn On A Freediving Course?
If you've been thinking about trying freediving and want to become certified, questions you may be asking yourself are 'What do you learn on a freediving course?' 'How will a course help me?' The short answer is, with Go Freediving you learn how to freedive safely, efficiently and correctly. But what does that involve? What You Learn On A Freediving Course: The Theory Element The first theory part of your course is online and completed in advance of the practical elements of your course, meaning you can learn at your own convenience. This part of the course takes most students around 1 - 3 hours to complete and provides a basic understanding of the principles and techniques of freediving. There are four main topic areas: Environment The environments in which we freedive are many - from oceans through to quarries and lakes. This provides us with amazingly diverse playgrounds that we must learn to respect and protect. This section will explain why this role is so important as a freediver. Physiology The physiology of freediving can be defined in 4 key elements: conserving energy, equalisation, flexibility and safety. This section covers the diving reflex, lungs and the role of oxygen [...]
Freediving in a Quarry – A Top Venue For Teaching
Freediving in a quarry often conjures up images of clambering over awkward rock faces and dodgy barbed wire so that you can reach an uninspiring (and often very unsafe) expanse of water that has become the local dumping ground for fly-tippers, and for some reason, shopping trolleys. Find out why approved diving certified quarries are fast gaining popularity as teaching venues for freediving.
Top Ten Tips for being a Mermaid from Mermaid Athiraa
Earlier this year we reached out and asked you to get in touch if you used freediving in the course of your work. In this article we speak to Linda Ågren, also known as Mermaid Athiraa. Linda was born in Southern Sweden in 1989, which just so happened to be the very same year that Disney’s The Little Mermaid premiered.
Go Freediving 
is led by Freediving Instructor Trainer Emma Farrell, who was the first Freediving Instructor in the UK qualified to teach instructor courses for AIDA, RAID and SSI. She is also one of the founding members of the AIDA Education Commission, establishing the course content and structure that is now implemented worldwide. She has been teaching freediving since 2003 and no other instructor in the UK has the depth of her freediving teaching experience.
Emma Farrell – Multi agency instructor trainer since 2003
