PADI Diving Lessons Freediving Lessons

A Freediving Introduction

Freedive Lessons

May, 2010 - Long Standing US Freediving Record Broken

West Bay, Grand Cayman. United States Apnea Association (USAA) is pleased to announce that Erin Magee set a new United States Women’s Freediving National Record while holding her breath and swimming with her mono fin to a depth of 71 meters (233 feet). Her performance took place during the Performance Freediving Invitational Competition Deja Blue being conducted in the blue waters off the west coast of Grand Cayman.

We have a wide selection of popular programs suited to everyone's needs: from basic introductory courses to advanced performance programs.

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Experience Counts! Performance Freediving has been around for over 8-years teaching PFI Freediving Programs to over 3000 people from all over the world. Kirk Krack, lead instructor, has trained and set up world record events for many world record athletes such as Brett LeMaster, Tanya Streeter, Martin Stepanek, Karol Meyer, Eric Fattah and Mandy-Rae Cruickshank. PFI instructors Mandy-Rae Cruickshank and Kirk Krack are highly acclaimed world record freedivers and/or trainers. Each have an extensive instructional background with instructor trainer level with many scuba diving agencies. All instructional assistants have proven themselves in a rigorous and thorough training program and have the highest level of freediving experience.

Low instructor-to-student ratios mean that, in the water, you will have one instructor to two buddy teams (up to five students). Our in-water system is set up in a way that you will have four to five student divers per line. This means you get a lot of attention from our instructors with no crowds on your diving line.

Post course follow-up includes a package made up of your course DVD, a certificate of completion and a certification card. Many boats, pools and open water sites are starting to impose strict no-breathhold rules at their facilities. PFI is working to have them recognize our certification cards and allow our students to dive at their facilities.

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The Benefits of Freediving:

  • Incomparably better marine life interactions.
  • An amazing fitness tool!
  • Improve your spearfishing skills.
  • Dive deeper and for longer.
  • Excellent cross training for SCUBA.
  • Decrease your gas consumption.
  • Increase your in-water comfort.
  • Better understanding of diving physiology
  • Healthy lifestyle — balance mind and body
Mandy-Rae Cruickshank

Mandy-Rae Cruickshank:

Mandy is a highly motivated and determined female athlete with a great sense of humor. She has developed an excellent understanding of the diving industry during her 13 years working professionally within it as a PADI Course Director and is well respected.

Since learning to freedive in 2000, Mandy has attained 12 Canadian National records, finished first place with her Canadian women’s team in the last two AIDA World Championships, has gone on to hold 7 World Records and was recently inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame.

 

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