Twelve years travelling the world, and freediving is what made him stop and stay. Benoit found it on a trip to Thailand in 2019.
Breath-hold and yoga together — the two practices lean on each other. Calm body, calm breath.
On his days off he trains static, his favourite discipline.
@burgon_underwater·Nama Freediving
A zoology degree, then Phuket in 2017 to work in the water. Over a thousand hours underwater as a scuba and freediving instructor taught Court the local reef and the ocean around it.
Freediving, scuba and swimming, for adults and kids. Sessions run relaxed and safe.
@barefootblondiephuket·ScubaNicks
Victoria came to the water in 2015 and went pro in 2018. She is now Senior Instructor at ScubaNicks in Rawai, teaching every level up to dive professional.
Freediving, scuba and mermaid — she moves easily between them. She has the patience for kids and first-time divers, and she stays right beside them in the water.
@tones.of.blue·Nama Freediving
Thirteen years in the water and a camera. Tony taught freediving on Koh Tao for seven years before moving to Phuket in 2022.
The camera shows up in the coaching — body position, movement, efficiency. He works with divers of every level.
Bali Freedivers·@balifreedivers.amed·Amed
In the water since he was five. Yan is Ukrainian, moved to Indonesia in 2013, and has taught across five countries and more than five hundred students since.
Runs Bali Freedivers in Amed, mostly with beginners. Sessions follow what you do in the water — spearfishing, surfing — with the breathwork and safety skills that hold up when it gets tight.
@roman_gara·Molchanova Freediving School
In the water since childhood. Roman swam for his city team in competition before freediving took over.
A competing freediver, still refining his own dives while coaching. Certified to teach both adults (Wave 3) and kids (L1 & L2) in the Molchanovs system, and an experienced safety diver and coach.
Organises the amateur I love freediving competitions and works as sports manager at the Natalia Molchanova Freediving School.
@artur_tichonov·Molchanova Freediving School
A competing finswimmer turned freediving instructor. Artur has won national underwater-sport titles in both bi-fins and monofin.
Personal bests: 248 m bi-fins, 227 m monofin, 161 m breaststroke, and a 7:24 static. Wave 1 and Wave 2 courses in the pool, certified freediving rescue and first-aid specialist.
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