Ocean Mermaid

Many freedivers share a passion for diving deeper. The SSI Advanced Freediver program will teach you everything you need to know to increase your average dive time by advancing your freediving breath holding training. SSI Advanced Freediver teaches you the concept of efficiency when freediving, making your body stronger and more effective in the water. Discover the exciting freefall and Frenzel techniques, refined buddy system skills, and more. Sign up in your MySSI account and get started online today!

When you become an SSI Freediver, you open the door to worldwide freediving opportunities. Learning to freedive with SSI is easier than you think. In this program, online training, pool/confined water sessions, and open water dives are combined to help you become a confident and safe freediver in no time. Once certified, you can freedive with a buddy in open water up to a depth of 20 meters and explore a variety of stunning underwater ecosystems around the world. Get started on your SSI Freediver course online today!

With no heavy equipment, freediving lets you move underwater with ease. It is the purest form of diving and gives you an incomparable feeling of oneness with the water. The SSI Try Freediving program allows you to go freediving in confined water and discover why freedivers genuinely love their sport. Join us today and discover your inner freediver!

The SSI Basic Freediver course is your first step into the peaceful, exhilarating world of freediving. During this entry-level program, you will learn how to freedive safely with a buddy in a pool/confined water up to a depth of five meters. Online training is combined with in-water practice sessions to give you all the skills and knowledge you need to be a confident freediver. Upon completing this program, you will earn your SSI Basic Freediver certification.

Get closer to making your ultimate freediving goals a reality with the SSI Performance Freediver certification program. This is the highest level of non-professional freediving course SSI offers and will help you discover your true freediving potential. Using an in-depth combination of online learning and in-person freediving sessions, you will maximize your skills and learn the techniques used in the competitive freediving world.

Being a mermaid instructor is the perfect way to go mermaid swimming and start a new career, instilling happiness and joy in all your mermaid students! SSI’s high-quality standards and personalized training make it easy to become a professional SSI Mermaid Instructor. Learn how to create safe and comfortable mermaid students and certify all mermaid student levels. Go mermaiding today!

React Right is SSI’s emergency first response course and provides you with the training and knowledge you need to act as a first responder in a medical emergency. In this flexible dive program, you can choose which subjects you want to learn about, including primary assessment, first aid, CPR and primary stabilization techniques. You can also learn about oxygen administration in diving emergencies and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) basics. Using a combination of academic sessions and practical training scenarios, this program will give you the tools and confidence you need for emergency response. By the time you are certified, you will be able to act as an emergency first responder, provide first aid and CPR, administer oxygen and provide AED support in a medical emergency. Earn your SSI React Right specialty certification. Get started today!

Learn how to become a mermaid with the exciting SSI Mermaid program! This mermaid training provides all the skills and techniques you need to maximize your mermaid experience, be truly comfortable in the water and get the most out of your equipment. After getting certified as an SSI Mermaid, the next logical step is to take your mermaid adventures to our wonderful oceans! With just 2 additional open water sessions, you can upgrade to become an SSI Ocean Mermaid at any time. Get started today!

Do you dream of a career in an exciting destination? Join the growing ranks of SSI professionals who are spreading the adventurous, exciting freediving lifestyle as an SSI Freediving Instructor. SSI freediving instructors are the industry’s best freediving trainers, utilizing innovative training techniques to introduce underwater enthusiasts to the world of breath-hold diving. As a certified SSI Freediving Instructor, you will introduce new divers to basic breath-hold exercises by teaching all entry-level programs and the SSI Free Immersion and Training Techniques specialties.

The SSI Training Techniques program will help you discover your strengths and weaknesses and create a personalized freediving training plan. In this course, you will learn valuable freediving training techniques to help you improve your relaxation and increase your dive time. You will progress faster in your freediving by becoming more efficient and learning tips and tricks the pros use. SSI’s Training Techniques freediving program will help you discover the next level in breath-hold training. Earn your Training Techniques specialty certification today.

Learn to move, pose and perform with grace beneath the surface. Our Underwater Model experience blends freediving breath-hold skills with the art of underwater posing for photography and film — relaxed breath control, buoyancy, expression, styling and working with a photographer. Perfect for aspiring underwater models, content creators and ocean lovers who want stunning imagery. Held in the beautiful Bay of Islands. No prior modelling experience needed — just comfort in the water.

Take your mermaid journey into open water. The Ocean Mermaid experience builds on your pool skills — freediving with a monofin in the ocean, breath-hold, buoyancy and safe, graceful movement in a natural environment. Perfect for certified mermaids and confident swimmers ready to explore the blue. Held in the beautiful Bay of Islands.

Slip into a tail and discover the magic of mermaiding! Our Try Mermaiding session is a fun, supervised pool experience — learn to swim with a monofin, hold your breath and glide like a mermaid. No experience needed, all ages 6+ welcome. The perfect taster for aspiring mermaids, and a magical birthday or group activity.

Reset your nervous system midweek. Our Midweek Reset blends guided breathwork with sauna and cold-water immersion to build calm, resilience and recovery — no diving required. A grounding practice for body and mind, open to everyone. Held at the studio, Wednesday evenings.

A weekly after-school freediving club for kids in Kerikeri. Build water confidence, breath-hold skills and ocean awareness in a fun, safe and supportive group. Runs each term, Tuesdays 3:30pm. A wonderful way for young ocean lovers to grow their skills and make friends.