AIDA Junior Course from 12 years old…
…to become a freediver when 16 years old!
The Junior course is the most advanced course of the AIDA youth program, the “freediving” alternative path for young fellows, but the minimum age is 12 years old
Fun, safety, relax, water-ship are the real corner stones of this program thus freediving techniques and disciplines are not really introduced like adults courses
Therefore the children will learn during this course advanced version of:
- Submersion
- Propulsion
- Breath Control
- Partnering
- Relaxation
- Mobility
- Buoyancy
- Equalisation
- Recovery Breathing
- Signalling for help
AIDA Junior Course Details
For this very advanced course, the maximum time of submersion in underwater swimming and games still depend on the age of the participants.
Maximum depth is 15 meters and 40 meters – 40 seconds are the distance and time limits.
- Price: 350 euro
- Certification, equipment, study material
- 1 lesson of 1 hour in the pool
- 3 open water lesson
To apply for Junior AIDA course, a kid needs to:
- Be able to swim 50m non-stop with mask and snorkel
- Be able to swim non-stop slowly for 3 mins
- Be able to tread water, sculling or floating, for 2 mins
- Be 12 years old
- Personally wish and intent to take a course in freediving
If already 16 years old abd very experienced in the water, teenagers could attend directly the AIDA Freediving program. Contact us for more information about
PARENTS’ ROLE
A child is taught to never dive without an adult present. Adults are taught to always supervise children with uninterrupted close attention, they are advised to take a first aid course, to learn rescue skills, and know the full numbers of local emergency services at their holiday location. A parent with freediving skills can supervise a child in a body of water deeper than 2 m, but if the adult does not have any freediving skills, they should not let their child in water deeper than 2 m without an adult freediver present.
Therefore Parents/Guardians are required to pass an exam on rules of supervision in order for their child to be certified.
