Freediving at Unidive

A bit of info on what we do and how we run things:-

Mainly what we do is do a little training to help us go further underwater on a single breath - people train to go deep/distance, for under water hockey/rugby, some for spearfishing - mainly it's safely playing under water without anything other than the air in your lungs ;o)

Anyone who is a UniDive member can come along and play - but you do have to be a Unidive member.

At the moment we are in the pool every Thursday from 7:30 - 8:15.

There are a few things you should know before jumping in:-

There is no coach or trainer, each buddy team looks after themselves, but there are some rules that everyone has to follow.

  1. All pool training is conducted with a competent buddy.
  2. We conduct every session with a one up/one down safety protocol.
  3. The "one up" has a primary safety role to watch his partner's entire swim and be focused on this task alone.
  4. If in doubt of a diver's state we pull them up immediately.
  5. We use the surface protocol after every swim.
  6. We announce the distance or duration of each swim before we start it.
  7. All big swims are conducted with direct supervision of the freediver.
  8. Snorkle out the mouth when diving.
  9. We look beyond our lane to ensure safety of all.
  10. Any hypoxic incident results in the end of diving/training for that diver for the day.
  11. We regularly practice our safety drills.
  12. We support each other and work within our personal limits.
  13. We plan our training sessions and work to that plan.
  14. No competitive spirit, that can increase the risk of Sambas and BlackOut issues - simply fun!

Surface Protocol means 1) Remove mask 2) give ok signal with hand 3) say "I'm OK"

The only gear you need are swimmers & mask/goggles, even fins are optional.

This safety video is required viewing before the session please:-

http://vimeo.com/2060317

And if you get time maybe some of the other safety videos found here:-

http://www.sydneyfreedivers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=9

Thanks to Erez, & Wayne in helping us set all this at the outset, and all their advice.

And of course Big Thanks to Ben for all the support.