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Freediving is a mesmerizing sport that captivates more and more people around the world. Organizing a freediving competition can be a rewarding way to unite the community, challenge participants, and share the beauty of the underwater world.
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Freediving is a sport that is growing more and more popular by the year with the number of freedivers around the world multiplying quickly. After taking a certified freediving course, new freedivers may want to invest in their own equipment so as to avoid having to rent gear from a shop. The question is: what freediving equipment should beginners invest in?
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This article is meant to prepare you for watching broadcasts on Youtube and/or reading competition reports like the ones posted on the Molchanovs blog (see our 2021 competition reports). You’ll learn all about how to find upcoming competitions, read start lists, watch the performances, understand surface protocols and cards given to athletes, how protests are filed, and how to understand final results. Keep reading below!
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Although freediving competitions have been held since the 1960s, it’s still difficult to find comprehensive information about each event, which is why we want to fill the gap for freediving fans everywhere! We’ll be publishing three articles to get you in the mood for competition - International Freediving Federations You Need to Know: CMAS vs AIDA, Current CMAS and AIDA Freediving World Records, and How to Make Sense of a Freediving Competition Broadcast.

At Molchanovs, we pride ourselves on having the most up-to-date educational materials for our students and instructors. After instructors and Instructor Trainers give their valuable input, we periodically review our courses to make sure that the materials are easy-to-read and consistent, updating scientific information and adding helpful illustrations to make the learning process seamless.
Keep reading below to learn more about the changes in each course!
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Keep reading below to learn more about the changes in each course!