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Apnea Addicts

Apnea Addicts is the home of Freediving | Spearfishing | Scuba diving in Capetown, South Africa.

Grab a friend. We’re swimming with the fishes today! Our courses are PADI certified and cater for both recreational and professional diving enthusiasts.

FREEDIVING

Freediving is a form of underwater diving that relies on the diver’s ability to hold their breath, rather than using a breathing apparatus such as scuba gear. Freedivers may use fins and other diving equipment to help them swim deeper and faster, but they do not carry air tanks or use regulators to breathe while underwater.

The originalS

CHARL MARAIS

PADI Instructor-Trainer #324735

Founder

Trainer or World Record Holder

Codename: Crazy Seal

Depth: 56m | Statics: 5:52 min | Dynamics: 100m

SHAMIER MAGMOET

PADI Torchbearer and Good friend

Founder of Sea the Bigger Picture (NPO)

Founder of Rise from the Cape Flats

Codename: Aqua Man

Depth: 18m | Statics: 4:30 min | Dynamics: 50m

BRITTNEE ENGELBRECHT

Freediver Staff Instructor #459236

Business Partner

Qualified BEd Teacher

Codename: The Bluebelt

Depth: 35.8m | Statics: 5:31 min | Dynamics: 125m

Apnea

Apnea is the temporary suspension of breathing. In the context of freediving, apnea refers to the act of holding one’s breath while underwater. Freedivers often practice apnea in order to increase their ability to hold their breath and to dive to deeper depths.