Wave 2 is the natural next step after Wave 1. This intermediate course refines your technique, deepens your breath-hold capacity, and sharpens your safety skills — giving you everything you need to dive comfortably down to 30 meters with control and awareness.
✅ Prerequisites & Requirements
To enroll, you’ll need:
- Minimum age 18 (16–17 with parental consent)
- Molchanovs Wave 1 certification (or equivalent)
- Comfortable with basic equalization and buddy procedures
- Able to perform a 2:30 min static apnea, 50m DYNB, and 35m DNF
To certify, you’ll need to complete:
- Static Apnea (STA): 2:30 min
- Dynamic Bi-Fins (DYNB): 50m
- Dynamic No Fins (DNF): 35m
- Constant Weight Bi-Fins (CWTB): 24–30m
- Free Immersion (FIM): 24–30m
- Constant No Fins (CNF): 15m
- Rescue & Buddying: 10–15m
- Theory exam (online or in-person) with a passing score
📋 Course Overview
Logistics at a glance:
- 6 minimum water sessions (2 confined water + 4 open water)
- Max depth up to 30m, based on student performance and safety
- Includes freediving equipment and Molchanovs W2 certification
🧘 What You’ll Learn
Confined Water
- Advanced breathing techniques and mental preparation
- Streamlining and finning refinement
- Rescue techniques and blackout management
Open Water
- Reverse packing and advanced Frenzel equalization
- Freefall technique and depth adaptation
- Advanced buddying and deep rescue
- Dive planning and performance strategies
Theory Topics
- Freediving physics and pressure adaptation
- Equalization: reverse packing and Frenzel mastery
- Injury prevention and treatment
- Mental training and mindfulness
- Equipment optimization for depth
- Early freediving history and evolution
🌐 Molchanovs Movement
Wave 2 unlocks lifetime access to Base Training 2 and Base Training+, along with progress tracking via the Molchanovs Dashboard and a global community with ongoing training updates. You’ll also be eligible to continue your journey toward Wave 3 – Master Freediving.