PRIMAL FREEDIVING SERVICES
performance training, breathwork & freedive courses
Dive into the world of Freediving and deepen your connection to yourself and the underwater world. Our services allow you to become a PADI certified freediver, strengthen your skills and safety as a diver, deepen your connection to the body and breath and enhance your performance. While we are based in Vero Beach, our services can be curated to your specific needs through custom bookings. We offer 1:1 performance training, private courses and experiences and limited group sessions. We specialize in custom curated training that works for you and your schedule.
Primal Freediving offers the following
Pricing shown below is for our base group rates and includes all PADI fees. Custom training and private courses range in cost and are designed to fit your specific needs. Additional fees such as location admission, rental gear, boat rentals and private fees are not included.
Training Sessions $120 per hour
These sessions are held in Vero Beach and include performance training, breathwork and freediving. Sessions are available as 1:1, semi private and small groups.
Emergency First Responder Course $250
PADI Skindiver $150
Skin diving is snorkeling while making breath hold dives. It's a great way to explore the underwater world and begin to learn about freediving through safety and diving techniques.
Estimated course time: 2 hours. Age 8+
PADI Basic Freediver Confined Water $250 (includes PADI fees)
This course is a great first step for developing freedive skills and learning the basic principles of freediving in confined water. If taking as a bundle, this course is day one of the Level 1 Freediver.
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Knowledge development about freediving principles through independent study with PADI Freediver eLearning
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Confined water session to learn breath hold techniques as well as static and dynamic apnea.
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Goal - static apnea of 90 seconds and dynamic apnea of 25 metres/80 feet.
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Estimated course time: 3 hours. Age 12+
PADI Freediver Open Water $350 (includes PADI fees)
Explore the open water and earn your full level 1 Freediver cert. This course is day two of the Level 1 Freediver and is held in open water.
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Open water sessions to practice free immersion and constant weight, proper buddy procedures and black out rescue at depth.
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Goal - constant weight freedive of 10 metres/30 feet.
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To enroll, you must have the PADI Basic Freediver certification
Estimated course time: 3 hours. Age 12+
PADI Level 1 Freediver $600 (includes PADI fees)
This full Freedive experience combines Basic Freediver and Freediver in a two day combo course. Day one is held in confined water and day two is held in open water.
The PADI Freediver course consists of three main phases:
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Knowledge development about freediving principles through independent study with PADI Freediver eLearning
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Confined water session to learn breath hold techniques as well as static and dynamic apnea.
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Goal - static apnea of 90 seconds and dynamic apnea of 25 metres/80 feet. (Basic Freediver)
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Open water sessions to practice free immersion and constant weight, proper buddy procedures and black out rescue at depth.
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Goal - constant weight freedive of 10 metres/30 feet.
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Estimated course time: 6 hours over two days. Age 12+
PADI Advanced Freediver $700 (includes PADI fees)
Achieving a new freediving time or reaching a new depth is an incredible feeling. It satisfies that very personal desire to do your best and be proud of what you can accomplish. The PADI Advanced Freediver course is designed to fulfill that personal need to refine and improve your freediving skills, allowing you to progress slowly while learning how your body performs during apnea.
To enroll, you must have the Level 1 PADI Freediver certification (or a qualifying certification from another freediver organization).
The PADI Advanced Freediver course consists of three main phases:
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Knowledge development about advanced freediving techniques and equipment. You'll study independently using the PADI Freediver eLearning
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Confined water session to learn stretching and relaxation techniques as well as refine static and dynamic apnea. Goal - static apnea of 2 minutes, 30 seconds (2 minutes for freedivers younger than 18) and dynamic apnea of 50 metres/165 feet (40 metres/130 feet for freedivers younger than 18)
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Open water sessions to practice deeper free immersion and constant weight freedives, along with additional buddy procedures and rescue techniques. Goal - constant weight freedive of 20 meters/65 feet (15 metres/50 feet for freedivers younger than 18
Estimated course time: 8 hours over two days. Age 12+