Learn to freedive
Take your first breath-hold into the blue. A two-day beginner freediving course on the Tweed Coast — theory, pool skills and a real ocean dive, guided by our experienced local instructor.
Your first step into the freediving world
Freediving is the art of exploring the ocean on a single breath — calm, quiet and completely present. The Wave 1 – Beginner Freediving course is your internationally-recognised entry point, teaching the breathwork, technique and safety that let you dive deeper and stay down longer, safely.
By the end of the course you'll be a certified freediver, ready to keep exploring.
- Act as a qualified buddy for other certified freedivers
- Join coached training sessions with any freediving school
- Dive in deep pools and open water
- Progress to the Wave 2 – Advanced Freediving course
Two days, three sessions
A relaxed, structured progression — from the classroom, to confined water, to your first guided dives in the ocean.
Theory & breathwork
Covering all the ins and outs of freediving — how your body adapts, breathing and relaxation techniques, safety, and the fundamentals that keep every dive safe.
Technique & breath holds
Get comfortable in the water — practising finning technique, static and dynamic breath holds, and how to use your freediving gear in a calm, controlled setting.
Ocean diving & rescues
Head out by boat to put it all together — working on depth, breath holds, buddying, safety and rescue skills, and your first real ocean freedives alongside your instructor.
What you'll be able to do
Wave 1 builds real, certified skills across theory, pool and depth.
Theory
- Understand the basics of freediving physiology & physics
- Master pre-dive breathing and recovery breathing
- Know the freediving disciplines and equipment
- Comfortably hold your breath for 1'30"
Pool
- Swim 30m with fins using proper technique (DYNB)
- Learn to move horizontally without fins (DNF)
- Safety and rescue a freediver at the surface
Depth
- Duck-dive efficiently from the surface
- Dive 12–20m on a single breath (CWTB & FIM)
- Buddy and rescue a freediver at depth
What's included
- All theory and classroom instruction
- Pool / confined-water training session
- Guided boat dive in the open ocean
- Use of freediving equipment for the course
- Molchanovs Wave 1 certification on completion
- Small groups and personal coaching throughout
Before you book
- Be able to swim 200m non-stop and unassisted
- Be comfortable and relaxed in the water
- In reasonable general health and fitness
- No prior freediving experience needed — beginners welcome
Certified with Molchanovs
Your course follows the globally-respected Molchanovs education system — one of the world's leading freediving programs, developed by the record-breaking Molchanov family.
Complete Wave 1 and you'll hold a certification recognised by freediving schools everywhere, and a clear path onward to Advanced (Wave 2) and beyond.
Brett Davison
Brett has been spearfishing and freediving for over 23 years, and a freediving instructor and Scuba Divemaster for 18 of them. Originally from the Central Coast of NSW, he's always had a deep love and passion for the ocean — exploring countless locations around Australia and across the world throughout his diving career.
He's just as passionate about underwater hunting and sustainable spearfishing, with more than 20 years' experience in the field. Brett has also worked extensively in the breathwork realm, teaching advanced breathing and breath-hold techniques, and has run freediving training at multiple locations up the east coast of Australia.
Above all, Brett is driven to teach — to share the underwater world with anyone keen to explore it.
A breath, and the blue
Start your freediving journey
Courses run in small groups on the Tweed Coast. Register your interest and we'll be in touch with upcoming dates and everything you need to know.
Freediving carries inherent risks and is taught by qualified instructors in controlled conditions. Full briefing and safety cover provided.