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6-7 Days
850 $USD

Wave 4 Freediver - Competitive

The Wave 4 Competitive Freediver course is designed to get you ready for a depth freediving competition and is a course that can also prepare you to excel in the instructor course. You will learn about mental preparation for competitions, training plan design, competition rules, how to use DECO oxygen and avoid DCI in deep freediving. Included is study and application of advanced depth equalization techniques including reverse packing and mouthfill. 

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Photos on this page: Luca Malaguti at the AIDA World Championships in 2024. Corsica, France. Shot by Daan Verhoeven. All rights reserved.

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What's Included

  • Extensive online theory and study materials

  • Lifetime access to Molchanovs Training

  • Advanced EQ and flexibility workshops

  • Breathwork, yoga and lung stretching

  • Meditation and visualisation techniques

  • Sports psychology and neuroscience 

  • DAN.org Liability Insurance upon request

  • Internationally recognised Molchanovs Wave 4 certificate (50 $USD value) 

  • Technical pool sessions (2-3x) 

  • Open water depth sessions (7-8x)

  • Strength training (2x) with Luca Malaguti

  • Professional coaching by Luca Malaguti

  • High quality freediving equipment

  • Use of on-site facilities

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Prerequisites

  • 18 years of age (16 with parental consent)

  • Comfortable in an open water setting

  • Can swim >200m in open water

  • Understand use of freediving gear

  • Wave 3 Certificate or W2I 

  • Cross-over evaluation available 

  • Active first aid certificate

  • Sign medical questionnaire and liability form

  • ​Read our payment and cancellation policy​

  • ​Cross-over evaluation available

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Commitment & cost

  • 6-7 days of diving and experience

  • Very high commitment and focus

  • 4:1 maximum student to instructor ratio 

  • 850 $USD per person

  • Payment options: Wise Transfer (Euro, USD), cash or credit card (additional fees apply) 

  • Wise Quick Pay link for 850 USD

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What you will learn

  • Competition regulations, rules and tips/tricks

  • Advanced Frenzel, reverse pack beyond RV

  • Mouthfill for deep diving

  • Breathing techniques & lung stretching

  • Learn and master all disciplines 

  • To dive to -50m (-160ft) on one breath

  • Breath-hold of 5 minutes in static 

  • Mental training, psychology of competitions 

  • Nitrogen narcosis, safety & risk management

  • Training plan and dieting for deep freediving

  • Strength training and physical maintenance

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Passing requirements

  • 4:30min static breath-hold (confined water)

  • Open water dive in FIM (pulling line) to 50m

  • Open water dive in CTWB (bi-fins) to 50m

  • Open water dive in CNF (no fins) to 35m

  • Open water buddying/safety from 30m

  • Open water depth rescue from 25m

  • Surface tow post depth-rescue of 50m

  • Deep retrieval rescue at 35m

  • DYNB of 100m in the pool

  • DNF of 75m in the pool

  • Mouthful (MF), FRC and RV dive techniques 

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Additional benefits

  • Access to on-site accommodation (not included)

  • Fine local cuisine at our restaurant (not included)

  • Quality cocktails made at our ocean bar

  • On-site rental of scooters

  • Pre-order food and drinks anytime

  • Transport from and to ferry terminal

  • Discounts on freediving gear from our partners

See you in the water!

Contact us for dates and availability 

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