Freedive Key West

🌊Freediving Class - May 16 & 17🌊
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Many of you have been asking. Yes, I am still teaching Freediving courses💙 And listening to my body every step of the way. The class is slightly different nowadays. I am fortunate to have another instructor who joins in to assist and share the dive load with me. We take turns diving with the students because my recovery time has increased.

I’ll post more about this topic. I have had so many questions regarding “Freediving during Pregnancy” but for now, I’ll just say that the wetsuit struggle has been real. 😂

Dry land training is critical. There are benefits from both for little sq**rt when done carefully and correctly.

My doctors have been fully supportive of me continuing but this is not the case for everyone. So please consult with your doctor if you’re thinking about Freediving during pregnancy. Like any intense physical activity, Do not try to start doing this while pregnant if you’ve never done it before.

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Today’s Level 1 class was one for the books ✨

We had absolutely incredible conditions, calm water, strong dives, and a beautiful day. The ocean was alive in the best way.

And then we found out later that evening that we were line diving just 0.3 miles away from a great white shark “encounter”.

Perspective is everything. The ocean is wild, powerful, and deeply humbling. That’s exactly why we train the way we do. Safety, awareness, and respect always come first.

Overall, the diving was amazing. Confident dives, beautiful drops, and another reminder that when you enter the ocean, you are a guest.

Grateful. Grounded. And always respectful of what’s beneath us.🤍

“In freediving, proper kicking technique improves efficiency.”
Strong legs and flexibility are both equally important and crucial for good freediving form.

When your legs are strong, you can kick long fins using muscles NOT POOR TECHNIQUE. Long fins have a large surface area which requires a lot of muscle strength to kick properly. You can keep your kicks powered from the hips, even, slow, relaxed, and consistent; even when you start to get tired. Without enough strength, technique is poor or breaks down under fatigue which includes:
- Knee bend
- Bicycle kicks or stomping kicks
- Toes not pointed or flat feet
- Kicks primarily in front or behind the diver

But strength alone isn’t enough. Mobility is just as important.
If your hips, hamstrings, or ankles are tight, the fins can’t stay aligned with your body. That’s when we see poor kicking technique. This can raise oxygen use.

If you’re strong but tight, one side can often dominate - front, back, left, or right. That causes uneven kicks, zig-zagging, and extra work for your stabilizing muscles.
If you’re flexible but weak, the legs lose control & the knees or ankles collapse, the fin response is delayed, and cramps are more likely.

The goal is relaxed strength with mobile joints.
Power should come from the hips, the knees stay soft, and the ankles stay loose but controlled. When strength and mobility are balanced, the fins track streamline, movement is quiet, and you use less oxygen.

That’s why I focus not just on ‘kicking better,’ but on building strong, mobile legs. A consistent dry land program of strengthening and stretching consistently will improve your diving far more than trying to force technique in the water.

Every review reflects a shared dive, a moment of trust, and a student pushing past their limits. I’m grateful for every person who chooses to train with me #🫶🙏.

Dive safe

Dolphins came to visit us! 😍

📍Key West, FL

This was a memorable dive with amazing people!