Free Immersion

Expand your freediving training to be calmer and more confident while diving deeper. Achieve extended dive times with improved relaxation in the SSI Free Immersion freediving course.

Free Immersion freediving teaches you how to use your arms efficiently to dive up and down a line, giving you the chance to master your equalization skills.

Facts and Training Standards

Free immersion freediving is a unique freediving discipline where the diver ascents and descents by pulling along the dive line, using only their arms during the dive.

This freediving training will help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to pull yourself into the deep blue with full confidence and total comfort. Discover the joy of longer and more comfortable dives by earning your SSI Free Immersion specialty certification today.

Minimum Age for Participation 12
Available as Junior Program Yes
Minimum Age (Junior Program) Not applicable / mandatory
Certification Prerequisites Not applicable / mandatory
Amount of Academic Sessions 2
Amount of Pool/Confined Water Sessions Not applicable / mandatory
Amount of Open Water Dives 2
Maximum Training Depth 40m / 120ft
More Information
Freediving Pathway Poster Training Pathway Poster Freediving, Mermaid and Swim
For further information please contact your SSI Training Center.

Featured Destinations ideal for Free Immersion Training

Porto San Nicolò - Riva del Garda IMAGE © INSIDE WATER - ALTO GARDA, 38065 MORI

Porto San Nicolò - Riva del Garda

241 Logged Dives
Blue Hole, Dahab IMAGE © Twin Palms SCUBA, 1609 Edenvale

Blue Hole, Dahab

2698 Logged Dives
Medfish IMAGE © Medfish Freediving School, 48965 BODRUM

Medfish

54 Logged Dives
Miralles, Wreck

Miralles, Wreck

363 Logged Dives
Dumagat Freedive Training Site IMAGE © Dumagat Freedive, 6217 Negros Oriental

Dumagat Freedive Training Site

93 Logged Dives
Egesub Freediving IMAGE © EGESUB FREEDIVING, 35930 IZMIR

Egesub Freediving

94 Logged Dives
Life Aquatic IMAGE © LIFE AQUATIC FREEDIVING, 07580 Antalya

Life Aquatic

866 Logged Dives
El Peñon (Wreck) IMAGE © TENERIFE DIVE EXPERIENCE, 38660 SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE

El Peñon (Wreck)

1326 Logged Dives

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Continue your Training and earn free Recognition

Upgrade your training experience by taking more Specialty Programs and earning new freediving certifications. These are a perfect match to your current training! When you complete a certain number of Specialty Programs and Logged Dives, you will also automatically earn the SSI Recognition Ratings – SSI Specialty Freediver, SSI Advanced Freediver and SSI Master Freediver.

Continue your SSI specialty training right away and earn recognition as you become a safer and more comfortable diver!

Training Techniques

No-Fins Freediving

Freediving Instructor Level III

SSI Advanced Freediving

Scuba Schools International (SSI) began in 1970 and today we are the name to trust in the freediving industry. We represent more than 3,300 training centers and resorts in over 130 countries and have over 50,000 affiliated SSI Professionals and growing every day.

The experience that SSI has built in the last 5 decades of training divers has resulted in the most sophisticated and effective freediving education system there is. Our progressive and personalized training approach, combined with in-water practice sessions, ensures you have the skills and experience you need to reach your full potential. SSI’s globally recognized certifications are the best way to continue your lifelong freediving adventures.

There is an SSI freediving course for nearly every dive environment and personal passion you might have, and our freediving learning materials are available online, in more than 30 languages. By working closely with our instructors, dive centers and resorts around the world, we ensure you get the best possible freediving experience wherever you choose to freedive.

Continue your freediving journey with us today.