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I can't recommend it enough! I taught myself how to dive and was spearing for a couple years, but I exponentially improved after my course/certification. There are a few different freediving schools out there, but I can't recommend the Molchanovs enough.
19 paź 2020 · I took an introductory skin diving class in 2017 by the local scout association (which consisted of a theory lesson and a lesson in a 3 m pool). However I didn't continue diving afterwards as I didn't get interested. My interest in diving started this year (2020) just before summer.
Technical difference is that while free diving can be competitive, skin diving is purely recreational. :) Skin diving uses masks, snorkels, and fins too. I think they’d offer the freediving course at a higher price point because it would be more intense?
16 paź 2024 · The difference between snorkeling, skin diving, and freediving–and scuba diving for that matter–is essentially defined by how long under the water divers spend. Here are the different ways these activities are enjoyed and what scuba divers learn from those disciplines?
2 paź 2001 · I've never taken a PADI Skin Diver course but I did take both a NAUI Skin Diver and a YMCA Skin Diver. I found both courses worthwhile and both taught the relevant physics, some relevant physiology and gave significant experience in the pool getting used to using mask, snorkel and fins.
These breath-hold dives aren’t just for the thrill; skin diving requires discipline and practice. But don’t second guess, skin diving isn’t just holding your breath and leaping. It’s a dance between human endurance and Mother Nature’s majestic wonder.
Skin dive, free dive or apnea course? certification. I want to start free diving not only for thinking its awesome but also to boost my underwater confidence (as a scuba diver).
