Testimonials

A+ freediving program with an A+ instructor (Daniel Koval). I've been swimming since I was in elementary school, surfing since college, and skin diving shortly after so I thought I was pretty confident in the water. My FII course just took that into a completely new level with the theoretical information and water sessions. My comfort depth was about 20ft before the L1 course and 40-60+ after. Highly recommended!

The course conducted was very easy to understand and very good teaching skills. I could easily break my record depth to 60 feet. I am glad to have his instruction and gave a lot of confidence to go diving.

I am disappointed in my level II instructor, Mr. D'agostino. I took his level I class and passed it. He rushed us through the classroom work and the pool work. His attitude was here it is, if you don't get it the first time, that's too bad. Same thing in our open water dives the next day. Seems he was more concerned about selling a four wheeler. I passed, but felt that his professionalism as an instructor was lacking. The whole time he was teaching he acted like he wanted to be somewhere else. Then, a year later, I signed up for his level II class. We can all have an off weekend, so I decided on giving him a second chance. Unfortunately during the level II class I saw no improvement in his attitude towards some of his students. He definitely showed favoritism. Again, it was, "here it is: if you get it good, if not, hard luck." Due to a sinus condition and unfavorable open water conditions I was not able to make my deep dive. He has been recalcitrant in accommodating me in arranging a make-up dive. His standard answer on why he doesn't make a better effort is "I have kids to feed." He doesn't always answer emails or texts.

Matt Pasa's Level 1 Freediver course at Florida Freedivers in North Palm Beach was absolutely incredible. Matt delivered a tremendous amount of information in an easy-to-understand format, with great delivery, and a fun personality. I would more than highly recommend Matt's Level 1 course for anyone interested in getting started in freediving or building on their foundation of freediving skills.

I had Nico Testa as my Freediving Instructor in Kona. He was awesome. I am a novice free diver, one other student was scuba certified and the other received the class as a birthday gift - Three different levels of experience. Despite our diverse backgrounds on the subject, Nico was 'spot-on' with all of us and made sure that we were safe. He is a great teacher to address different skill levels. Thanks to Nico, I am able to reach 20 meters comfortably, feel much more confident in recognizing and assisting in shallow water blackout situations. "Fins-off' to Nico. This is a must have course for any freediver.