Master your freediving

Molchanovs Wave 3 Course

Expand your comfort zone and work your way towards becoming a professional freediver!

The main focus at this level is to learn how to master your equalization below your residual volume, and also fine-tune your awareness of any potential danger in freediving as part of proper risk management. You will also be introduced to the mouthfill technique, which will help you to go deeper in a safe manner.

We recommend that you combine this course with our Master Student Program (MSP) to ideally merge your intense training with your progression towards becoming a professional freediver. By signing up to our Master Student Program, you will also be assisting our instructors to learn how to prepare and handle a freedive setup, gain knowledge of freediving hazards and assist students in their learning process – while mastering all of the advanced freediving disciplines: Monofin, Dynamic No Fins (DNF) and Constant Weight with no Fins (CNF).

Wave 3 Course Outline

Online Learning

By means of online videos and the Wave 3 course manual you will learn:

  • History of freediving 2
  • Advanced breathing techniques: Packing & reverse packing, advantages and dangers
  • Mastery of Frenzel equalization technique
  • Introduction to mouthfill air movement technique
  • Narcosis
  • Lung squeeze and DCI in freediving
  • Review of “no warm-up dives”
  • Freediving hazards

2 Pool Sessions

In this session you will learn:

  • Introduction to monofin technique
  • Improvement of Dynamic No Fins (DNF)
  • Introduction to diving with a nose clip
  • Attention deconcentration and mental strategies
  • Training methodology

5 Open Water Sessions

In these sessions you will learn:

  • Buoy setup and management
  • Introduction to mouthfill
  • Introduction to FRC
  • Improvement of technique: Constant Weight No Fins (CNF)
  • Introduction to monofin technique
  • Introduction to optional equipment: Nose clip

As a certified Molchanovs Wave 3 freediver you will be able to meet the following requirements:

  • 3:30+ min static breath hold
  • 75m Dynamic With Fins (DYN)
  • 70m Dynamic No Fins (DNF)
  • 40m deep of Free Immersion (FIM) / Constant Weight (CWT)
  • FRC to 8m
  • Demonstrating Mouthfill

Course Duration: 5 teaching days

For course fees please visit our pricing page and contact us anytime for further information and to book!