Hi All, champion freediver Walter Steyn is running a freedive course in Geelong on the weekend of November 13 &14. If you are intersted in doing the course we will deposits by October 26 to make sure we will the required minimum of 4 and can take up to 8. Contact Wal on walter_steyn - at - yahoo - dot - com or club contact -Greg WheelBarrow on gregwheelbarrow - at - hotmail - dot - com for details.


Course plans :- Day 1 Theory 3 hours from 9 am
Pool in Geelong 3 hours

Day 2 Theory on beach for 1 hour from 9 am
Boat from Queenscliff 3-4 hours,

If conditions allow we could dive outside the bay to such wrecks as the Canberra or some of the subs. More detail in what Walter proposes for the course attached.
We can ask him to modify it as we wish. Actual times and coverage of
each subject will vary on the weekend depending on conditions, price
of boat and number of participants. Current price is $395, we need 4
people minimum to run the course. If we can get 7-8 people we can
charge $350 if boat costs, pool lane hire and airfares & accomodation costs (for Wal) do not blow out. Some brief info on Walter :-

“Walter has most of the Australian freediving records including 100m depth using only his fins. H e has been competing since 2002 and has set 27 national records in all competition disciplines. In 2008 he achieved no2 in the world rankings in dynamic no-fins with 175m (distance swum underwater using breastroke) and no6 in dynamic with 206m (distance swum underwater in a pool with fins). “

Course Outline
Classroom theory day1

Introduction
freediving safety

Physiology -
mental vs physical adaptations
SaO2 and blackouts
CO2, contractions and breathing stimulus
Dive Reflex & Aquatic adaptations
Mind-Body link

Simple Static Routine
Training approach & Technique

Practical:-
Breathing & Relaxation
Dry statics

Static safety & tapping
Diet
Static relaxation tips
Questions

Pool session day1

Static-
safety
demonstration
practice
Dynamic
turns
streamlining & buoyancy
practice

Classroom theory day2

Genetic differences
Static training - CO2 tables
O2 tables
exhale statics
Alternative static routines
Packing and stretching

Dynamics
training
speed and efficiency
monofin vs bi-fin
warmup routine
buoyancy
streamlining

Depth diving
Safety & equipment
streamlining
warmup routine
empty lung dives
equalising at greater depths
mouthfill technique
diaphragm stretching
Spearfishing at deeper depths
Apnea competitions
Questions



Ocean Session Day2

Depth diving Safety
Bouyancy/weighting
Static hangs/diving warm-ups
empty lung dives
Free immersion
Constant Ballast

This is an awesome course guys and you definitely get your money’s worth.

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Taking the fight to the fish!

i wouldnt mind doing this as at the moment i havent been to the depth i wanna be at, thoe being classed as a severe asthmatic i think this would be really good and would teach me alotabout breathing.

i cant wait for the weekend!!!!!

So... did it happen?

Who went?

It did happen, and it was awesome. Dunno about the other guys, I learnt a lot, and added a reasonable chunk to my PB static and PB depth. We got to dive the Canberra too, once you ducked below the 5 m of silt it was quite a view.

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Civilisation ends at the waterline. Beyond that, we all enter the food chain, and not always right at the top.

Hi All,
am doing another Intermediate course on Jan15/16, more details on this thread :-

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2849

cheers,
Wal