Our Instructors

Our freediving instructors have been teaching freediving in Toronto since 2006. We have been safety divers at world records and world championships. This means we have guided hundreds of people into the underwater world on breathhold.

 

Instructors - Soren Frederiksen    Soren Frederiksen

Soren started snorkeling with his dad at age 6 and has since spent countless hours in pools, lakes and oceans enjoying the underwater world. He joined Freedive Toronto in 2005 and participated in his first Canadian Nationals in 2006. Part of the Safety freediver team for the 2009 World Championship in Bahamas, Soren is also a PADI Dive Master, EFR Instructor and O2 Provider. A member of the organizing committee for the Canadian National Freediving Championship 2011 and he is also an AIDA International judge.  Soren underwent his AIDA Instructor training in July 2011 in Toronto and Parry Sound, Ontario.

 

Instrcutors - Sergei Timoshenko   Sergei Timoshenko

In 2008, Sergei joined the Freedive Toronto Club where he was President in 2011-2103. Sergei was trained and selected to be a Safety Freediver at the 2009 World Championship in the Bahamas. In 2011, Sergei was a member of the organizing committee for the Canadian National Freediving Championships in Toronto.  He is a PADI Dive Master, EFR Instructor and O2 Provider. Keen to share his passion, Sergei has brought his two children Yaroslava and Sergei Jr to the sport of freediving and Yaroslava is a regional champion.  Sergei underwent his AIDA Instructor training in July 2011 in Toronto and Parry Sound, Ontario.

 

Our code of conduct

We care deeply about freediving which is reflected in the effort our instructors put into teaching people. Safety is paramount. We also believe that enjoyment is very important to freediving and improving your skills will bring you so many more safe and fun ours in our ocean, lakes and pools.

We hope to see you in the water

3 thoughts on “Our Instructors

  1. I’m very interested in learning more about freediving. I haven’t been able to find out much about classes or clubs in my area (NY/NJ) — am I missing something?

    Jeff

    1. You can check with: http://www.usfreediving.org/ who should be able to point you to training classes in the US.

      We will be creating freediving classes here in Toronto next year and will make sure to post it here when we do.

      You can also check out the club we belong to: http://www.freedivetoronto.com, which would welcome you to one of our trial nights

      Soren

  2. Hi,

    I am an experienced freediver in Toronto and would like to find some good spots to go freediving from the shore (anywhere near Toronto, up to 4 hours drive)

    I’ve heard Parry Sound or Tobermory but I’d like to know more precise details (where exactly to dive from, what to see, how deep)

    Would really appreciate any tips

    Cheers,
    Ben

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