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Freedive Academy Panglao
The Freedive Academy Panglao is a Freedive Instructor Trainer & Swim Teacher Development Centre in Panglao, Philippines.
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Beyond the Surface: Freediving Education 101 from Panglao

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Boyle’s Law: The Freediver’s Guide to Understanding Pressure and Volume

Physiology and ScienceBy Gie YbanezDecember 6, 2024Leave a comment

Dive deeper into the science of freediving with Boyle’s Law. Understand the relationship between pressure and volume and its impact on equalizing your ears.

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Freediving Socks: Comfort, Warmth, or Just Extra Fuss?

Equipment and GearBy FA Media TeamDecember 3, 2024Leave a comment

Improve your freediving experience with the right gear. Find out why wearing socks can enhance comfort, prevent blisters, and keep your feet warm and clean.

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What are CO2 Tables?

Training TablesBy Gie YbanezNovember 28, 2024Leave a comment

Learn about CO2 tables and how they can enhance your freediving experience. Increase your tolerance to carbon dioxide and improve breath-holding performance.

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Tips for Choosing Your First Freediving Fins

Equipment and GearBy Gie YbanezNovember 18, 2024Leave a comment

Ready to take your freediving to the next level? Learn how to choose the best freediving fins based on your budget and needs.

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Dusting Off the Freedive Academy’s Blog – We’re Back!

Freedive Academy PanglaoBy FA Media TeamOctober 30, 2024Leave a comment

We’ve got some exciting news bubbling up from the depths here at Freedive Academy Panglao. For those of you who may have noticed a certain quiet corner of our website, we’re thrilled to announce that our freediving blog is officially back in action!

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We're slowly slowly picking things up again

We’re slowly slowly picking things up again

Freedive Academy PanglaoBy Vincent SparreboomFebruary 8, 2022Leave a comment

It was nice being away from our desks for a bit but it’s time to move forward again. First of all, thank you, thank you, thank you for all the amazing messages we received! The support has been incredible! At the moment we are slowly catching up on the many many emails and messages -…

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We are temporarily closing the shop…

We are temporarily closing the shop…

Freedive Academy PanglaoBy Vincent SparreboomJanuary 22, 2022Leave a comment

Here it is… we are temporarily closing the shop… We were so proud that we were still open and further developing the different freediving brands with two years of pandemic and strict lockdown. Proud but exhausted… Last November and December, things were finally looking up – borders were looking to open up, the academy was…

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Our New Name – No More FREEDIVE+

Freedive Academy PanglaoBy Vincent SparreboomMay 23, 2019Leave a comment

We’re going to transit slow, and bit-by-bit you will see the new name popping up, From September 1st it will only be Freedive Academy Panglao when the English team moves into the brand new center and freediving resort that we’re now working on – will be incredible!

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Davide Carrera Workshop this May 19 and 20

Freediving Champions, Freediving in PanglaoBy Vincent SparreboomApril 29, 2018Leave a comment

World Champion Davide Carrera is coming back for a visit!!! On May 19 and 20 he’ll run a very special workshop for a small group of people about deep diving, yoga, meditation, and how to combine a spiritual lifestyle with deep diving!

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Freediving in Danjugan island, Philippines with eco-warriors!

Conservation, Freediving VideosBy Vincent SparreboomDecember 21, 2017Leave a comment

The very reason we started freediving was to use this as a tool for ocean’s conservation. Kapit Sisid gave us this opportunity – we trained conservationists into freedivers!

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葉修良
Ryan&Rashid really good.
We had great time here
v w
Rashid was my guide for both the glass bottom kayak and snorkeling. Had a great time with him and the sardines! He took really love pictures, and was so sweet and patient overall. I would love to come back and learn to free dive with him someday.
noel jotojot
It was fascinating dive with guides Rashed, Rayyan and Arnold arraned by accommodating smiling Manager Ven, nice to be back here. Thanks a lot guys.
Janelle Rodriguez
Our family participated in the Glass Bottom Boat Tour with the Panglao Freedive Academy. We had John, Rashid and Arnold as our tour guides. They were amazing an helpful, as were all the staff during our booking! I highly recommend you request for those tour guides if you plan on going! Thank you so much to all the staff for an amazing experience!
Shamus Daniel
Level 1, 2 and 3 SSI then 3 months of master training and I've loved it. The academy is a great place to learn and train. Poolside is very chill and relaxed yet focused and knowledgeable with all the trainers and masters. You can very much be focused on your own goals and train at your own pace! Then the line diving at Napaling reef is fantastic.

The staff are super helpful and friendly as well. I've loved my time here and hope I can come again!
M Rifqi Rafian Putra
The fun dive trip was amazing. Had a good time with the guide. Absolutely coming again if there'a a chance to go to Bohol another time.
YiJing Lai
Jomari was our freediving instructor, v nice and patient with us!
Hao Tang
Unbeatable location. Training atmosphere is also very good. Friendly, supportive and approachable. If you’re thinking about getting one of the freediving certificates like me, this is one of the best places to do it.

If you’re interested in no fins at all, I would start with molchanovs. I got my Aida 3 cert before coming here for wave a 3 course and I would’ve been better off had I done a molchanovs wave 2 instead of Aida 3. Because molchanovs introduces no fins early on and you’ll save time during later levels. There are other differences too but no fins is the main one for me.

My instructor is Scott. I really appreciate his views on long term diving journey and focus on solving issues instead of the number (in his words, if you solve the problems, the numbers will come naturally). I’m thankful that he calmed my anxiety of meeting the level requirements.

Last but not least, big thanks to Emily who orchestrated our trainings and gave many useful info about diving, places to eat, recommended activities during rest (no diving) day. 多谢!后会有期🫶
Sofia Lysgaard Hammer
Kunkun
I had a really great time doing my AIDA2 and AIDA 3 course here. The instructor was super clear and easy to learn from. Communication was great from start to finish.

The location is perfect, right by Napaling, so we could just walk out and dive straight in—no long boat rides or complicated logistics. They also had a lot of gear available, and I ended up buying most of my equipment directly from them, which was really convenient.

I was solo traveling, and the whole team made me feel really welcome. Emily, the owner, was especially helpful—she made sure everything ran smoothly and was always around to help out or answer questions. Everyone at the center was friendly and supportive, which made a big difference. Not to mention Jay, the super cute dog in the shop, he literally look like a chunky potato. I definitely recommend this place if you are looking to learn freediving in a beautiful location with great people.
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