Freediving Expedition in Cape Verde

with Doris Hovermann & Lukas Müller

The SSI Freediver opens the door to freediving activities all over the world. Learning to freedive with SSI is easier than you think. This program combines online training, pool and open water dives to make you a confident and safe freediver in no time. Once certified, you can dive with a buddy in open water to a depth of 20 meters and explore a variety of breathtaking underwater ecosystems around the world. Start online today.

The SSI Freediver opens the door to freediving activities all over the world. Learning to freedive with SSI is easier than you think. This program combines online training, pool and open water dives to make you a confident and safe freediver in no time. Once certified, you can dive with a buddy in open water to a depth of 20 meters and explore a variety of breathtaking underwater ecosystems around the world. Start online today.

3-Day Freediving Course to Become an Advanced Freediver

Take your freediving to the next level with the SSI Performance Freediver certification program. As the highest non-professional freediving course in the SSI system, this program is designed for divers who want to train with purpose, dive with precision, and progress with confidence. The Performance Freediver program combines structured academic learning with focused pool and open-water training. Built around six integrated sections—Performance Knowledge, Level Preparation, Skills, Equipment, Safe Freediving Knowledge, and Peak Performance—it connects advanced theory directly to real-world application. You will develop a deeper understanding of pressure physiology, performance preparation, mouth-fill equalization, equipment configuration, and advanced safety systems. Every lesson is designed to strengthen control, efficiency, and decision-making at performance depth. Whether your goal is deeper dives, refined technique, or preparation for the professional pathway, Performance Freediver provides the structure and clarity required to train smarter and perform better.

React Right is SSI's emergency first responder course and provides the knowledge and practical skills to act as a first responder in a medical emergency. In this flexible course, you can choose your subject areas, such as initial assessment, first aid, CPR and stabilization techniques. You will learn more about administering emergency oxygen and using the defibrillator (AED). With a combination of theory and practical exercise scenarios, this course will give you important tools and confidence to provide emergency assistance. Once certified, you will be able to act as a first aider, administer first aid and CPR, administer oxygen and provide AED support. Earn your SSI React Right Specialty certification and help other divers in need. Start your SSI React Right Specialty course today!

Indoor, 2 intensive days to thoroughly learn your new hobby

Doris Hovermann will accompany you on the 2-week freediving trip to the Galápagos Islands

Upgrade to Advanced/Performance/Freediving Instructor

Do you like sharing your freediving technique, knowledge, and experience? Are you ready to help freedivers increase their average breath-hold time and learn the basics of competitive freediving? Then becoming an SSI Advanced Freediving Instructor is for you! Advance your professional freediving career and become the best instructor you can be. Upon course completion, you can conduct a range of freediving courses, including SSI Advanced Freediver.

As an SSI Advanced Freediving Instructor, you’re already an experienced professional. Once you’ve certified 50 students at various levels, you can join the ranks of other elite freediving instructors with the SSI Freediving Performance Instructor Upgrade. Performance Freediving is the crowning achievement of the SSI Freediving System. Show your students how they can extend their average dive times, break freediving records, discover previously unreachable depths, and perfect their technique. Become an SSI Performance Freediving Instructor today!

together with the shark researchers at Ocean Collective