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Freediving has eight disciplines, from Static Apnea, holding one's breath for as long as possible, to No Limits, where the diver descends using a weighted sled and ascends using an airbag or other lifting device.

Freediving can be extremely dangerous and it is vital never to practice without an experienced person with you at all times. Freediving can also be lots of fun, however, and by learning how to freedive safely you can enjoy being under the water, no matter how deep you go.

Freediving does not have to be about pushing your limits of depth or time. By learning the breathing and relaxation skills associated with freediving you can learn how to use less air whilst scuba diving, dive down and take pictures of underwater life, or even learn how to catch your own supper!

Learning to freedive also helps control anxiety, asthma, assist in other sports, promote a healthy weight and build confidence!

AIDA is the international governing body for freediving. I am an AIDA Instructor Trainer, trained to teach people from AIDA *Freediver up to the standard of AIDA Instructor.

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Freediving disciplines and AIDA World records

Constant Weight
With or without fins, the diver must descend and ascend kicking and completely unassisted. The diver may wear weight, but whatever is taken down must be returned to the surface. This is seen as the truest form of freediving and the toughest. Descending in the easy part. You need 80% of your strength in returning to the surface, using all the major muscles in your body when you O2 levels are at their lowest.

Variable Weight
The diver descends on a sled (with up to a third of their body weight) and returns to the surface under his or her own power, either kicking and/or pulling on the rope.

Free Immersion
The diver must descend and ascend by pulling on the dive line. Weight may be worn, but this is simply a variation of the constant weight category so the diver must return to the surface with the same amount of weight used for the descent. No fins are worn.

No Limits
The deepest free dives in history are made in this category. Here the diver uses a weighted sled, descending at a rate of 3 - 4 meters/second. Ascent is assisted by an air filled balloon or other lifting device, which the diver usually has to manually activate upon arrival at depth.

Static
The diver holds his/her breath floating face down in a swimming pool.

Dynamic Apnea
With or without fins, the diver swims horizontally under water in a swimming pool.

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