Scuba Divers Learning to Freedive: Three Different Perspectives

Have you ever wondered how scuba diving courses compare to freediving courses? Aside from the obvious lack of tanks and other equipment scuba divers use, freediving courses follow some of the same structure scuba divers are used to. Read more about these three divers experience learning to freedive.

Learning to Freedive: 7 things to help you find the right course and Instructor

Are you ready to take the plunge into your first freediving course? It is true that there are a limited number of PFI Instructors and that you may have to travel to complete your course. These two facts alone should leave you feeling choosy over which instructor’s course you sign up for.

You signed up for your first freediving course! Now what?

So, you signed up for a freediving course and now you might be wondering how you can prepare ahead of time. There are a few things you should know before showing up to your first day in the pool. Learn more about what you should prepare for your first freediving course.

Welcoming the New Kid on the Block

Recently an ERDI dive team and a few PFI freedivers found themselves working as a team. You might be wondering why these two groups who participate in very different types of diving needed each other’s help? The photos in this article speak for themselves.

Crossing Over to PFI

Are you ready to teach freediving with PFI, but aren’t sure where to start? You’ve come to the right place. Becoming a PFI Freediver Instructor is a relatively straightforward process. Learn more about this process and crossing over from another agency now.

Best of PFI 2019

It’s that time of year again where we start looking back through the year and planning for the next. With PFI being so new to the International Training family you didn’t have as many articles to read. However, that didn’t stop you from reading these three time and time again.

Caribbean Cup and CMAS Outdoor World Championships

Catch up with the PFI divers who recently competed in the Caribbean Cup and the CMAS Outdoor World Championships. See what it was like to spend a few weeks in Roatan competitive freediving… living with other competitors and pushing limits like never before.

A Note to PFI Instructors…

Just under a month into our new venture with PFI and ITI and you might be wondering, how’s it going? What’s the general response? Chris Bustad is giving the rundown on all of it.

Snorkeling vs. Freediving – What’s the difference?

Have you been wondering what the difference between snorkeling and freediving really is? And what about skin diving, where does that come in? Let us explain.

What is an apnea walk, and how will it help my breath hold?

Have you heard of apnea walks? Have you done them? We’re explaining what they are and how to do them. This land-training exercise can help increase your bottom time