Static Apnea Course in Malta and Gozo

A day to learn how to hold your breath longer in a controlled manner

Improve your breath-hold performance

Freediver in the pool with noseclips and googles on ready to start a static apnea course in Malta

Duration: 1 day
Sessions: 1 academic + 1 confined water
Breath-holds: +3 min
Level: Certified Freedivers
Location: Malta & Gozo

130 €

INCLUDES:

Freediving Equipment
Transportation to/from dive site
Pictures
Water & Snacks
Diploma

Group of freedivers in a pool in Gozo celebrating the end of their static apnea course water session

Learn to hold your breath for over 3 minutes through relaxation, mental control, and unique advanced breathing techniques.

Our Static Apnea Course in Malta and Gozo is a specialized 1-day freediving course designed for certified freedivers who want to improve their breath-hold abilities and develop stronger mind/body control.

Static apnea is a pure breath-hold discipline, where relaxation and mental control become key to performance. Through a theory session and confined water training, you will learn our unique breathing, relaxation, and preparation techniques to safely extend your breath holds beyond 3 minutes.

This course will help you better understand your body’s physiological responses to apnea, improve your comfort during contractions, strengthen your mental resilience, and develop greater relaxation underwater.

Held in Malta and Gozo, the Static Apnea Course can be a powerful standalone training or the first day of the Apnea Total Advanced Freediver Course.

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Freediver preparing his next static session in pure relaxation in Gozo

WHO IS THE STATIC APNEA FOR?

The Static Apnea course is designed for students ready to challenge their minds whether they are beginner or experienced freedivers and spearfishers aiming to extend their breath hold, prepare mentally for deep dives or develop relaxation skills, or scuba divers seeking to reduce their gas consumption.

You have to be certified as an Apnea Total Freediver (a similar certification level from other freediving organizations is also accepted) in order to join this course.

WHAT WILL YOU ACHIEVE DURING A STATIC?

Thanks to relaxation and breathing techniques unique to Apnea Total, we will introduce you safely to your real potential, you will have a better understanding of your mind and body and will be surprised how easy it is to hold your breath for more than 3 minutes.

The Apnea Static is a fantastic training tool that will benefit your overall freediving experience. By improving your breath hold abilities, you can freedive longer, potentially deeper, in a more relaxed and confident manner.

freedivers in the pool after finishing a static apnea course in Malta

STA COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Static course only takes a day and is divided into a theory session and a confined water session.

During this course, you will learn everything there is to know about this pool discipline: how to get ready, how to position yourself, how to act, how to relax your body and more importantly your mind; you will practice several exercises to get used to new sensations including physiological responses to Static Apnea such as contractions. You will learn the unique breathing and relaxing techniques developed by Apnea Total, the mindfulness to achieve complete relaxation, and rescue skills in case of hypoxic events and we will teach you how to train so you can continue your freediving training.

You will discover what happens to your body when you hold your breath; and how your own body, automatically and naturally, helps you consume less oxygen. Your breath-hold skills will be tested to their limits and you will realize that doing a maximum performance in this discipline is mainly a mental effort.

Our Static course is the first day of the Apnea Total Advanced Freediver Course so at the end of the course you have the option to keep on training to become a certified Advanced Freediver in just 2 more days.

Static Apnea Course Structure

Group of freedivers posing close to freediving buoys after a static apnea course in Gozo

Classroom

Diving Reflex
Description of the discipline and its benefits
Preparation for static apnoea
Apnea Total breathing techniques
Respiratory exercises
Mind relaxation techniques
Body awareness
Training routines to improve your free diving skills

Water Session

Proper position of the body
Relaxation methods
Demonstration of how to perform a Static
Warm-up for maximum breath-holds
Maximum breath hold attempts
Breath-holds of 3 minutes minimum
Practice of safety procedures

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FAQ Static Apnea Course

How long can you hold your breath?

You might be surprised to learn you can hold your breath longer in the water than on land. The mammalian dive reflex, triggered when the face is under the water, set a series of physiological adjustments in the body. Among them the heart rate that slows down to conserve energy and oxygen.

Breath holding sounds simple but Static Apnea is one of the most technical disciplines in breath hold diving. Useless to say competitors in static apnoea have developed specific breathing training techniques, including breathing exercises, stretching and meditative methods to control the CO2 and O2 levels in their blood as well as to expand their lungs volume.

World records for Static Apnea:

Stephane Mifsud, 11:35min in 2009
Heike Schwerdtner 9:07min in 2024

Does Static Training improves freediving?

Do I need equipment for your Static Apnea Course?

Prerequisites for the STATIC

Tell me more about the STATIC: When and how long?

The Static Apnea course can be done independently or as part of our Advanced Freediver Course. In order to continue your freediving education and be certified as an Advanced Freediver, 2 more days are needed upon completion of the Static.

The Static is composed of a classroom session and a confined water session (in a swimming pool) that take place the same day. Our schedule is determined by the bookings we receive so we run the Static Course whenever a freediver is interested (depending on availability).

We include transportation, the freediving gear needed for the in-water practice, water to stay hydrated, snacks as well as pictures of the pool training.

How can I book a Static Apnea Course?

Up to you: you can reach us by e-mail, WhatsApp, Messenger or phone. You can also fill out the form below. Once we agree on dates, a non-refundable deposit is required to confirm your booking.