Mouth- Fill and Fill (in) your Log book with deep Dives
Get closer to making your ultimate freediving goals a reality with the SSI Performance Freediver certification program. This is the last step in the training system for SSI freedivers and will help you discover your true potential. Come and enhance your breath-hold ability and equalization techniques to increase your depths from 30 to 40 meters!
Are you already a passionate and capable freediver who wishes to increase their dive time and depth by learning the training and diving techniques that freediving world record holders use? Then register for the course and get started with your learning today!
The SSI Performance Freediver course will certify you to dive up to 40m deep with an equally or higher qualified buddy. To enroll in the course you need to:
Come, hone your freediving skills and reach new limits!
The main focuses of this course are training of the thorax flexibility which is crucial for deeper diving, learning and mastering the Mouthfill equalization method and diving below residual volume using exhale dives.
Besides thorax flexibility and equalizing techniques, we are going to teach the body to be more efficient in switching on the mammalian diving reflex, which allows us to be more relaxed, consume less oxygen and compensate for the fast-growing pressure. We are going to spend a lot of time and undertake psychological preparation for deep diving using yoga, meditation, and deep relaxation techniques.
Usually, SSI Performance Freediver takes 5 days to complete, but for those who are looking for deeper and longer training opportunities, we can offer a month-long course that will also include the Performance Freediver.
The program includes the following dry and in-water training topics:
Dry training:
Open water training:
You will use and be provided with a full basic freediving gear, including freediving mask, snorkel and fins, as well as a weather appropriate freediving wetsuit. You will also use a freediving safety buoy and lines and any accessories needed.Â
If you are wanting to invest in personal gear, our instructors would be delighted to advise you on the gear most fit for your goals, and our in-house shop also has a selection of freediving gear available for purchase.
When you sign up to the course you gain access to SSI Performance Freediver online learning materials which are best completed before starting your in-person lessons. The materials can be accessed through SSI Website/App and be downloaded for offline use. You will also receive in-person academic learning sessions prior to the in-water training.Â
The price for the program includes everything needed:
*You only need to bring a swimsuit to wear underneath and a towel for later
Departure and return point
Amorgos Diving Center on the Aegiali beach front
Departure and return Time
General start time for courses is 8:30 AM, but this can be confirmed when booking your course. The scheduling for the rest of the course days can also be decided when you start in person training.
Fantastic experience taking the “Try Freediving” course with Giannis. Instruction was clear, professional, well organized and fun! The shop has a great vibe, so I’m sure you will have a great experience at Amorgos Diving Center no matter what activity you select. Obviously very well-run.
Great diving Center! The team were kind, organised and they knew what they were doing! I did one dive and the experience was fantastic! The equipment is excellent and I would definitely recommend them!
Excellent diving center with a great team and also important: high quality gear! 🙂
Excellent diving center : serious, modern equipment, very nice team and thorough knowledge of Amorgos best diving spot. Giannis K and Dimitris, my freediving instructors were excellent teachers. Thanks a lot!
Amazing people, excellent staff, friendly & generally awesome! Made our experience (me wife & 9yo) on Amorgos so exciting & fun. Thanks to all the instructors & staff we had during our time – they made us all feel so welcome & cared for. Thank you, from Simon, Maddie, Libby & Teddy!
Absolutely professional diving center with multilingual crew and dive masters. Offer Freediving and Scuba. Great spots with – for Greece – a good amount of interesting fish, caves and ancient stuff like marble blocks and amphoras left over from a sunken ship.
Highly recommendable address and a must if you think about diving somewhere around Amorgos!
Take a look at the range of freediving courses offered in our dive center
Freediving is a natural ability for mammals and it also helps develop better breathing habits and relaxation abilities. It is also an incredibly intimate way to discover the underwater world at any corner of our planet without needing to carry around heavy equipment.
Yes, you need to have adequate swimming skills and be in overall good physical health.Â
With the combination of the SSI online learning materials and our dedicated and passionate instructors anyone can learn to become a freediver!
Our freediving programs range from 3h introductory sessions to 4 day certification courses so it depends on the level you wish to achieve.Â
Depending on the program level you always will receive training in the pool and confined water environment and with certain certification levels you will also receive training in open water environments further out in the sea.Â
Any equipment needed for the sessions you will be provided with, this includes a freediving wetsuit. You only need to bring your own swimsuit and a towel for later.
While smoking is not good for your health, it is not an obstacle for freediving.