Freediving BasicsFreediving in India: Where to Dive, Train and Get Certified
A practical guide to freediving in India: the main sites from the Andamans to Netrani, typical seasons, how courses work, city pool training and safety.
Freediving community · Coming soon
The sea is far.The training isn’t.
We’re building an online freediving community for Indian divers. It’s coming soon, so stay tuned. Until then, our guides cover training, safety and where to dive.
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−5 m · Between trips
Most Indian freedivers get one week in the water a year. The other fifty-one count too.
You do a course in the Andamans, touch 15 metres on the last day and fly home buzzing. A year later your Frenzel is rusty and your CO2 tolerance is back to zero. But equalisation is a motor skill you can drill at a desk, and breath-hold tolerance trains on a yoga mat. That’s the idea behind freediving.in.
01 · At home
Land
Dry tables, equalisation drills, flexibility and relaxation. None of it needs a coastline.
02 · In your city
Pool
Dynamic sessions at your local pool with a trained buddy, and your technique filmed for review.
03 · On your trip
Sea
Andaman, Lakshadweep, Dahab, Bali. Depth always happens with an in-water instructor and a buddy.
−10 m · Coming soon
The community is coming soon.
We’re building an online home for Indian freedivers. Stay tuned.
−20 m · Skills
Six skills you can train anywhere.
The things that decide how your dives go, and most of them don’t need the sea. Each guide is free.
Equalisation
Frenzel first, then mouthfill. Most depth plateaus are really ear plateaus.
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CO2 & O2 tolerance
Dry tables that teach you to stay calm while your body complains. Lying down, never in water.
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Ribs, diaphragm and hips: a chest that copes better with depth and a looser, stronger kick.
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Relaxation
The cheapest way to save oxygen. Body scans, visualisation and switching off a tense jaw.
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Technique
Duck dives, finning, freefall and turns: the mechanics that make every dive cheaper on oxygen.
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Safety
Blackout, samba, buddy work and the surface protocol. The part that is never optional.
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−30 m · Where to dive
Where Indian freedivers go.
Seasons, conditions and how to get there, for the places in India and a short flight away.
IndiaAndaman IslandsSwaraj Dweep & Shaheed Dweep
IndiaLakshadweepLagoons and coral drop-offs
IndiaNetrani IslandOff Murudeshwar, Karnataka
IndiaGoaGrande Island and pool training
IndiaPondicherryReefs and wrecks on the Bay of Bengal
EgyptDahabShore access to deep water
IndonesiaAmedCalm bays on Bali’s east coast
MaldivesThe MaldivesA short hop from India
PhilippinesPanglaoWalls that drop away near shore
−40 m · From the blog
Read before you dive.
100 free guides on training, technique, safety and places to dive, written for people who learn on land and dive a few weeks a year.
Freediving BasicsPlaces to DiveBest Places for Freediving in India: A Coast-by-Coast Guide
The best places for freediving in India, from Andaman and Lakshadweep to Netrani, Goa, Pondicherry and Tarkarli, with honest notes on season and visibility.
Courses & CertificationFreediving Course in India: How to Get Certified, Step by Step
Planning a freediving course in India? How certification works: choosing an agency, prerequisites, what each day covers, where courses run and how to prepare.
TrainingHow to Hold Your Breath Longer: A Safe, Step-by-Step Method
Learn how to hold your breath longer without hyperventilating: relax properly, breathe up calmly, train CO2 tolerance on land and expect realistic progress.
EqualisationThe Frenzel Technique: A Step-by-Step Guide to Equalising
How the Frenzel technique works, from the throat anatomy behind it to a step-by-step method, nose-clip drills on land and fixes for the usual mistakes.
SafetyFreediving Safety: 10 Rules That Actually Keep You Alive
The freediving safety rules every new diver should learn, from never diving alone to one up, one down, and why each habit still matters on easy, shallow dives.
−50 m · Questions
Questions we get a lot.
What is freediving.in?
freediving.in is an online community for Indian freedivers, and it is coming soon. Right now you can read 100 free guides on freediving training, equalisation, safety, gear, courses and the best places to freedive in India and nearby.
When does the freediving.in community launch?
Soon. It will be announced here on freediving.in first, so stay tuned. In the meantime, the guides are free to read.
Can you really learn freediving online?
A large part of it, yes. Equalisation technique, breath-hold tolerance, flexibility, relaxation, theory and safety knowledge can all be trained on land. What you cannot learn online is depth itself, which always needs an in-water instructor and a buddy.
Is it safe to do breath-hold training at home?
Dry training on land, lying down, is how most freedivers train between trips. Never practise breath-holds in water on your own: not in a pool, not in a bathtub. That rule has no exceptions.
I live nowhere near the sea. Can I still get into freediving?
Yes. From Delhi, Bengaluru, Pune or Hyderabad you can train equalisation, CO2 tolerance and flexibility at home, and use a local pool with a trained buddy for dynamic work. Then the sea time on your next trip goes on actual diving.
−60 m · Bottom of the page
You’ve reached the bottom.
Time to turn.
The freediving.in community is coming soon, so stay tuned. In the meantime, start with our guide to freediving in India.