FreediveUK · Private instruction · Cornwall

Private freediving.
Built around you.

From your first breath-hold to the finer details of advanced technique. One-to-one instruction, thoughtful preparation and time in the water focused entirely on your progress.

Choose your route

Two ways to train.
One personal approach.

There is no standard day to fit yourself into. Whether you are learning the fundamentals or working through a stubborn technical problem, we start with where you are and what you want to achieve.

01 / START HERE

Beginner Freediving

New to freediving, or ready to build a proper foundation? Learn breath-hold skills, safe diving habits, movement and confidence at a pace that suits you.

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02 / REFINE YOUR DIVING

Technical Coaching & Diagnostics

Already diving but hitting a plateau? We look closely at technique, equalisation, efficiency and the details holding you back, then build a practical way forward.

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Ian Donald teaching a freediving student in the water
Your instructor

I'm Ian Donald.

I founded FreediveUK in 2009 and have spent the years since teaching people to freedive, from complete beginners to experienced divers. I'm an AIDA Instructor Trainer and the author of Underwater Foraging – Freediving for Food.

My teaching has also included freediving within military adventurous training, helping Royal Marines Physical Training Instructors at the Commando Training Centre develop their own freediving instruction, and leading overseas training for military personnel. Alongside that, I work in underwater safety and breath-hold coaching for film and television. Across all of it, good instruction starts with understanding the person in front of you.

Today, when you book private training with FreediveUK, you train with me personally. We have the time to work on what you actually need, whether that's building your foundations or unpicking a technical problem.

AIDA Instructor Trainer · Teaching since 2009 · Published author · Film & TV underwater safety

How private training works

Less programme.
More progress.

FreediveUK has been teaching since 2009. Today, private coaching allows me to put that experience to work with fewer divers, more individual attention and a day shaped around the person in front of me.

Before we meet, we have a planning conversation about your diving, goals and any challenges. From there, we decide where to put our time and attention.

01 · Talk firstA pre-training call to understand your experience, questions and objectives.
02 · Train with purposeFocused, one-to-one water time, with adjustments made as we go.
03 · Take it forwardClear feedback and practical priorities for your next dives.
Not sure which route fits?

Tell me what you're working towards.

We can work out the right starting point together.

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