Wave 2
Intermediate Course
The intermediate course teaches you how to further train your body for freediving and how to increase your breath-holding. Topics include pre-dive optimization and the improvement of the Frenzel equalization technique.
4 days
IDR 7 million

The Wave 2 course is designed for freedivers who want to progress deeper, improve efficiency, and develop greater confidence in the water.
During this intermediate-level course, you’ll learn how to further train your body for freediving, increase your breath-hold capacity, and refine your technique both mentally and physically. You’ll also develop the skills and knowledge needed to freedive comfortably to greater depths, including mastering freefall in open water.
A strong emphasis is placed on advanced safety and rescue procedures, ensuring that by the end of the course you are fully competent in providing safety for your dive buddies.
Upon successful completion of the course, freedivers may also join our training group for autonomous buddy training sessions.
Prerequisites
This course is intended for students who have successfully completed the Wave 1 course or an equivalent certification from a recognized freediving education system.
Students should already:
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Have a solid understanding of introductory freediving concepts
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Feel comfortable and relaxed in the water
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Be familiar with basic freediving safety procedures and techniques
Course Details
🐳 Duration: 3.5 days
Additional training time may be recommended if more practice is needed to refine technique or complete all certification requirements.
As Part of This Course:
🧜🏼♀️ Four open water sessions on the buoy — one more session than many other schools
🧜🏼♀️ Two pool sessions
🧜🏼♀️ Introduction to no-fins technique
🧜🏼♀️ Greater emphasis on safety and buddy system procedures
🧜🏼♀️ Fun dive at the USAT Liberty shipwreck
🧜🏼♀️ Deeper understanding of the Mammalian Diving Response
🧜🏼♀️ Physics: pressure and buoyancy
🧜🏼♀️ Static breath-hold training, buddy system, and coaching
🧜🏼♀️ Understanding hyperventilation and its risks
🧜🏼♀️ Lung stretching techniques
🧜🏼♀️ Relaxation techniques
🧜🏼♀️ Shallow water blackout safety and rescue
🧜🏼♀️ Buoyancy and technique for deeper diving
🧜🏼♀️ Pranayama exercises
🧜🏼♀️ Video analysis of freediving technique
🎥 Video memories included 🎥
Disclaimer: 🐳 Whales not included 🐳
