Level 2 Freediver
The FII Level 2 Freediver course builds on Level 1 by helping students understand and apply the body’s natural processes for deeper, safer, and more comfortable freediving while expanding both knowledge and capability beyond the fundamentals.
Goals
This course uses physiology, technique, and focused training methods to help students better understand their diving responses, overcome common depth-related limitations, and progress more efficiently. It also addresses key challenges such as deeper equalization and injury prevention for diving in the 66 feet / 20 meters to 132 feet / 40 meters depth range.
Level 2 is for freedivers and spearfishers who want to deepen their understanding, improve depth comfort, and continue progressing through a more advanced stage of training.
Whether your goals include greater depth, stronger equalization, improved comfort on the line, better spearfishing performance, or more structured long-term development, Level 2 helps connect deeper performance with better understanding and technique.
As part of the FII training and education system, Level 2 gives students a consistent framework for continued coaching, skill refinement, and progression with FII instructors over time.
Course Syllabus
- Safety and problem management review
- Specific techniques for triggering and developing the mammalian dive response
- Equalization
- Breathing exercises and breathing technique development
- Physics and physiology of the Level 2 freediver
- Open-water freediving technique development
- Pool training drills to enhance depth comfort
- Self-evaluation techniques
Facts
Course Duration:
3-day program, including a minimum of 7 hours of academic instruction, 2.5 hours of confined water training, and 4.5 hours of open water depth training (varies by location and class).
Prerequisites:
FII Level 1 Freediver, FII Junior Freediver (if applicable), Waterman Survival EXTENDED certification, or equivalent.
Age Requirement:
Participants must be at least 16 years old.
Equipment:
Freediving/spearfishing wetsuit, long blade fins, snorkel, weight belt, weights (1lb & 2lbs), freediving computer.
Learning Materials:
FII Level 2 Freediver manual and workbook. All course materials are provided by the instructor at the beginning of each course.
