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We Freedive (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is the only AIDA Instructor Training Centre In South East Asia, offering quality instructor development and certification in close cooperation with AIDA International.

It is what we do: We Freedive. For us, Sarah Whitcher and Richard Wonka, Freediving is more than a sport, a business or a pastime. We live the dream and have made freediving our life. We have travelled far, explored freediving spots and taught freediving in many places. And now we have set up our school in Phuket, Thailand.

Based in Thailand, we are offering Quality Freediving Education™ also in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and throughout South East Asia.

Defining the Standard in Freediving Education World Wide

As members of the AIDA Educational Commission, we define the international standard of freeediving education and are always working on keeping AIDA Freediving Education up to the latest standards and up to date with scientific findings world wide.

Sarah Whitcher (GBR)

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    AIDA Master Instructor and Judge
  • Member of the AIDA Educational Commission
  • ASA Swimming Instructor
  • Lifeguard Trainer
  • SSI Freediving Instructor

Sarah had been working as a Swimming Instructor and Personal Trainer for more than 16 years - teaching swimming to students of all ages and coaching Triathletes to competitive levels. After she took her first freediving course she quickly decided to become an instructor and focus her considerable skills on the underwater world. Having practised Yoga and worked in the fitness industry she found herself right at home in the world of freediving. Since 2008, Sarah is a professional freediver, known for her excellent coaching skills and comprehensive teaching experience. She is now using her extensive experience for the AIDA Educational Commission with which she is defining the Contents and Structure of the AIDA Educational Framework. Sarah is perfectly at home in the water and has an ability to project her love and enthusiasm for freediving that both encourages and motivates her students.

Richard Wonka (GER)

  • _dsc9241 AIDA Instructor Trainer and Judge
  • Member of the AIDA Educational Commission
  • Apnea Academy Instructor
  • Member of the German national team at the AIDA Team World Championships 2008
  • SSI Freediving Instructor

Richard comes from a background in the sciences. After earning a degree in Biology and Information Engineering he worked as a research scientist before becoming a professional freediver in 2008. He was certified AIDA Instructor in 2007 and Apnea Academy Instructor (certified by Umberto Pelizzari) in 2008 and SSI Freediving Instructor in 2011. His dedicated training with some of the best freedivers in the world has earned him a place in the German national team at the AIDA Team World Championships 2008, after which he decided to put his experience and training into the teaching of freediving full time teaching with many of the most active schools in the world.

We Freedive was established as the world's first mobile freediving school by Sarah Whitcher and Richard Wonka in 2008, then located on two bicycle trailers travelling southbound through South Eas Asia. During one year of teaching on Koh Lanta, Thailand and Pulau Perhentian and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the school quickly outgrew the bike trailers and the headquarters of We Freedive were set up in Phuket, Thailand.

We Freedive now offers freediving courses for the absolute beginner, and advanced freedivers. Our master freediver courses may even lead to the highest possible certified course in Freediving - The We Freedive AIDA Instructor.


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