You’re about to join Sydney’s largest community of freedivers!
There are 3 components to our freediving courses
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Theory
Adreno Sydney We are a dedicated freediving school with the single most experienced instructors in Australia and we are lucky enough to run our theory sessions at the Adreno store itself! At 680 Botany Road, Alexandria NSW 2015.
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Pool
Aquatic Achievers Alexandria Just down the road from your theory session at 184 Bourke Rd, Alexandria
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Ocean
We will take you to the best dive sites with the calmest conditions, not just the most convenient ones.. Our primary dive site is Malabar but if the ocean is rough we just head to the protected waters in the harbour near the Spit Bridge.
If you don’t pass the requirements of the course. You come back unlimited times for free until you do!
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Sydney’s freediving course breakdown
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WAVE 1 - Beginner Freediving
2 - days $575
Learn the amazing skills that will unlock the ocean for you. You’ll be shocked at what you can achieve. You’ll be amazed at how easy it all feels. Absolutely anyone can join! This is where freediving begins!
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WAVE 2 - Advanced Freediving
3 - days $675
Train your body for greater freediving performances. When the right tactics and approach is used the human body is capable of truly spectacular dives. This is where you take your diving to the next level!
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WAVE 3 - Master Freediving
7 - days $1175
Learn advanced relaxation and equalisation techniques. These allow you to achieve maximum performance in your dives and breath holds. This is the highest level recreational freediving course in the world.
Michelle De Vries
‘I am so impressed with how inclusive everyone is and how professionally the courses are run and of course they are a lot of fun! If you want to give free diving a go I highly recommend that you start with this group. You will learn how to dive safely and have fun.’
Adam Palmer
‘Freediving Family are exemplary! The focus is on having fun and being relaxed to improve your experience. Do not look elsewhere, these guys are the best in the business.’
This is not just another freediving course
This is not some course where you hop in the water, tick the boxes and wave goodbye. When you take a course with us you are joining Sydney’s largest, most active and inclusive community of freedivers. You will be a part of our tribe, with access to our social dives + trips, pool training sessions, free ocean training sessions.
We have trained thousands of freedivers in Sydney and they are constantly diving! In our Whatsapp and Facebook groups you’ll be able to connect with divers in your areas to explore Sydney underwater.
If you don’t pass the requirements of the course you can come back unlimited times for free to finish it! It takes some people longer than others to meet the course requirements. We all have different bodies. Unlike other freediving schools we will not charge you to complete a course that you’ve already paid us for.
We will actually take you to the best dive sites in Sydney. The ocean is…the ocean! Sometimes it doesn’t play ball. Our primary dive site is the stunning Malabar Beach but if it’s going to be rough there then we have back up sites. We promise you calm diving conditions that are conducive to learning a new skill.
Finally. We are an actual dedicated freediving school. We aren’t a scuba centre that trained one of their staff to teach a bit of freediving. We are the single most experienced freediving school that run the best freediving courses in Australia.
Got an questions? Get in touch!
Phone: 0413 109 881
We are always available for a chat!
We also run spearfishing courses!
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Spearfishing 1 day
Learn everything you need to be a confident spearo! How to handle your equipment, what fish are good to eat and how to identify them, hunting/stalking techniques and everything you need to stay safe while spearfishing. On this 1 day course you spend the morning learning everything above then you’ll hop in the water with all your gear and our instructor will take you spearfishing. Besides being an amazing life tool…it will be fun!
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Spearfishing 2 days
On the 2 day spearfishing course we cover everything that we cover on our one day course except we also include comprehensive freediving instruction as well. Our aim is to improve your freediving as much as possible so you feel comfortable underwater, diving to depth with ease as you are hunting. For those who really want to immerse themselves in spearfishing this 2 day course will be for you!
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WAVE 1
Pay deposit $150
Pay in full $575
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WAVE 2
Pay deposit $150
Pay in full $675
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WAVE 3
Pay deposit $250
Pay in full $1175
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SPEARO 1
Pay deposit $150
Pay in full $305
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SPEARO 2
Pay deposit $150
Pay in full $575
Meet our Sydney Freediving Instructors
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Adam Stern
8 x time Australian Freediving Record Holder, founding member and creator of the Molchanovs Education Sydney. Adam is one of the most experienced freediving educators in the world. Almost every single freediving instructor in Australia was trained by Adam
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Arty Zakharov
The manager of Freediving Family Australia. Arty had many years experience teaching and coaching freediving. Arty puts his whole heart into every course. He loves taking a person who has never freedived before and opening them up to the incredible underwater world.
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Igor Zatsarevnyi
Igor has been freediving for as long as he can remember. Since he was 3 years old, his father taught him how to dive in Ukraine in lakes, rivers and the Black Sea. After moving to Australia he was trained and certified as a freediving instructor by Adam Stern. For him, freediving is not about numbers, but about the way we feel and perceive ourselves.
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Karen Sivieng
Karen is an extremely passionate instructor and a leader in the Sydney freediving community. Besides teaching freediving she is enthusiastic about marine conservation and is involved with organising regular beach clean-ups
Just in case you hadn’t seen enough testimonials!
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“the Wave 1 free diving course was a great educational experience on both breath holding and learning about your own body limits. Mt instructor was not only comforting and supportive which made you feel more relaxed, (which is a very important aspect of this course) she was an amazing teacher in how she not only pointed out what you did well, she would give tips on what you could improve on. I will definitely be joining further classes and events because of the amazing experience I had!”
-Andrew Whitelaw
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"Completed Wave 1 with Freediving Family. My instructor was so professional and warm, stepping through the course making each milestone very achievable."
Stephen Lewin
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The Freediving family is one of the most incredible businesses that I've ever come across. From the services that they offer to their EXCEPTIONAL customer service. I am so appreciative of this incredible business and the passion and belief that they put into their diving and customer service.
-Andrea Mcdowell
FAQs
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Gear hire is included free of charge in all our courses. Our hire gear is all high quality freediving equipment. It makes a big difference!
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All of our courses are Molchanovs courses. Once you finish your course and complete all the requirements you will receive a certification.
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If you don’t pass the performance requirements during the course you can come back and dive with us unlimited times until you do! You have 1 year to complete the requirements of the course.
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DO NOT scuba dive 24 hours before freediving.
DO NOT dive if you are congested.
DO NOT have a heavy breakfast before your dives.
DO NOT have any coffee or energetic drinks before your dives.
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You need to be at least 16 years old (with a parental/guardian's signed consent).
You need to bring your Medical & Liability Release forms signed and completed before starting the course.
For each level, there are specific prerequisites that you can check above.
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The minimum amount of students we can take per course is 3 persons. So if you and your family or friends would like to have a private course (and there are at least 3 of you), then we can definitely arrange a date exclusively for you.
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