Freedivers Reduce Exposure to COVID-19? Can we learn to change our breathing patterns to reduce exposure to COVID-19? At one stage or another, all freedivers have tried it: when exposed to a foul smell we hold our breath until we are well clear of the foul smell. Can we apply this method to reducing our…
Freediving Gold Coast COVID-19 Update With the current uncertainty in relation to COVID-19, the team at Freediving Gold Coast want to reassure you that your health and safety is our top priority. We are monitoring the recent, dynamic health directives from the State Health Department, Australian Government and the World Health Organisation and, as such,…
Best Male Pool Freediving Wetsuit We recently posted an article on the “Best Female Freeediving Wetsuit” which generated a lot of interest. Fortunately, there are a lot of wetsuits available for men in Australia, especially if one goes for a spearfishing wetsuit. However, it is a lot more challenging to find a good male pool…
Best Female Freediving Wetsuit What is the best female freediving wetsuit for the pool? One of the challenges of a woman entering the sport of freediving is finding an appropriate open cell wetsuit for their size and fit. Surfing suits (steamers) and scuba diving wetsuits on the market for women are closed cell suits that…
Alexey Molchanov’s World Record Dive to 130m: An Analysis The world of competitive freediving has changed with Alexey Molchanov’s world record dive to 130m – we can now observe freedivers, as spectators, what is happening at depths with the incredible perspective provided by the remote controlled Dive Eye. Freediving has now become a spectator sport…
Freediving With Your Head What are the psychological strategies for freediving? Recently, I (Clinton Laurence) was interviewed by the Gold Coast Bulletin (Saturday June 23, 2018) about how psychology might help to run the Gold Coast Marathon in an article titled “Running with your head”. I think many of the points discussed in this article…
Preparing for a Freediving Course I am often asked by prospective students and beginner freedivers how to prepare for a freediving course. This article is a summary of my recommendations for.motivated students. Step 1. Read your Freediving Manual All major freediving certification agencies now have electronic manuals to study from. In our school we email…
Easy Equalisation for Beginning your Freediving Journey This post is in attempt to help freedivers to have a reliable technique to equalise every time they go diving. While this is a work in progress I have attempted to simplify the process and give divers something to work on and practice before they go diving. Step…
Clearly one of the secrets, if I dare use that word, to freediving if not stress management in our day to day lives is the control of our breath. I (Clinton Laurence) often ask both new freedivers on courses and patients in my private psychology practice how often do they breathe in one minute. I would…
On the 24/12/2012 our Principal Instructor, Clinton Laurence, completed his AIDA Instructor course with a presentation on Mindfulness in Freediving. A copy of this article is attached for interested readers. Simply click on the link below: Mindfulness in Freediving