At London Freediving, our philosophy is simple: you train with your own routines at your own pace. No stressful drills, and no 'boot camp' regime. That doesn't mean we won't coach you if you want to be coached, far from it. We just won't be shouting at you, when all you want is calm.

We also respect your need for space, and with a full 33 metre pool at our disposal, there's plenty of it. We cap our lanes to a maximum of two buddy pairs. Our members are very friendly, and there will always be someone on-hand to offer advice if you need it. We only ask that if you haven't been freediving before, you take an introductory course with us.

AIDA Certification Courses

Our instructors are able to offer training up to AIDA *** Freediver level. There are 2 variations at each level - one that includes pool and depth diciplines, and one that includes pool disciplines only. For the depth disciplines we do not have a nearby facility, so this does involve a weekend away at an open water dive centre. Students will need to invest in the necessary equipment.

Non-Depth Freediving Introductory Course

This course is geared for students who may be waiting to arrange their AIDA certification course, but wish to get started with weekly pool training. The cost is £45. Included in the cost is pool admission, and four hours tuition spread over two successive Thursday evenings. The course outline consists of:

•Overview of non-depth freediving disciplines•Freediving physiology•Static apnea theory and procedures•Dynamic apnea theory and procedures•Safety and rescue procedures•In-water practice of the above ( 2 hours in total )

Not included in the price, is equipment loan / rental, or drinks / refreshments. The equipment students are expected to bring are:

•Fins ( Scuba or freediving )•Mask or goggles ( Scuba, freediving or swim )•Wetsuit (3mm shorty as a minimum) •Waterproof watch or timer with a digital stopwatch function

Specialist / Tailor-made freediving courses

While a lot of us focus our training toward competing, there are many other situations where freediving training can prove useful. In these situations we tailor our courses to your exact needs. Here are a few bespoke courses we have run in the past:

•Techniques to assist Whale Shark tagging / photography
•Filming Humpback Whales underwater without SCUBA
•Techniques for actors and TV presenters involved in freediving
•SCUBA divers wanting to improve air consumption
For more information on these, see below

If you have been freediving before, then the terms 'dynamic apnea' and 'static apnea' will be familiar to you. London Freediving is the club for you to hone your skills in either or both. Some of our additional offerings that may interest you are video style analysis and pre-session chill-out classes.

We are proudly affilliated to the British Freediving Association, and compliant to international agency AIDA guidelines and practices. Our certification courses are primarily AIDA-defined, although non-certification speciality courses are also available.

If you want to know how to photograph dolphins underwater, we can even teach that.

Why not take a deep breath and join us?

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For more details contact Mark Harris, UK freediving champion at

altsaint@gmail.com