Mission statement

Our passion is freediving and everything directly related to it: courses and training, breathing and relaxation techniques, as well as travel and the selection of the best equipment. We do everything we can to offer you extraordinary experiences in the water and on land. Our goal is to try and find the perfect solution for you. Therefore, we are independent from product brands or organizations. We invite you to become part of our freediving community and actively shape our platform.

Mission statement

Our passion is freediving and everything directly related to it: courses and training, breathing and relaxation techniques, as well as travel and the selection of the best equipment. We do everything we can to offer you extraordinary experiences in the water and on land. Our goal is to try and find the perfect solution for you. Therefore, we are independent from product brands or organizations. We invite you to become part of our freediving community and actively shape our platform.

About us

apnea center is a platform of independent freediving instructors and was founded in 2021. We offer a wide range of freediving, relaxation and breathwork courses as well as regular trainings, among others in and around Zurich, Switzerland. At apnea center you can learn freediving in line with the guidelines of AIDA, Molchanovs or PADI (on request also combined) and deepen your knowledge with our trainers. Our relaxation workshops follow Nik Linder’s Relaqua method, and our breathwork courses are very much influenced by the Pranayama philosophy. In Central Europe we are not exactly spoiled by warm waters, therefore we regularly organise trips to tropical countries and warmer temperatures. The apnea center team together speaks a total of eight languages and would love to relax and dive with you.

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Swiss Financial

06:50 02 Jun 23

Apnea Center diving club and instruction is incredible. Went on some amazing group trips. If you ever thought about freediving but don’t think you can do it, you can! Try it! You’ll love it!

Stéphane AU

21:11 29 May 23

Very nice experience of free diving in lake Zürich with Tobi. Great teacher and nice group atmosphere. I recommend to anyone who would like to get into the fascinating world of free diving !

Ngọc Bích

04:56 22 May 23

I just finished my Aida4 with Tobi. Every training days with Tobi were incredibly enjoyable and special. I gained confidence and knowledge more than I expected. He is a professional and cool instructor in all the ways. During each sessions, he identified even small detail errors of my technic and gave me solution to improve it right away. Safety is Top priority in his teaching. So once you are fully trust and safe, then you achieve your goal easilly, you didnt even notice. Some of AIDA 4 requirements are quite challenging for me. Tobi gave me such invaluable tips, even not listed in the books. With his teaching method and encouragement, I DID IT 💙.Im blessed and proud being your student.I promiss will keep practicing and make you proud of me.Thank you so much. I wish you all the best and looking forward to dive with you more and more in future 🙆🏻‍♀️

tina do

19:08 21 May 23

If you love diving and are looking for a diving course, I would definitely recommend Apnea !! There are many great instructors with experience - the real diving lovers ; theirs enthusiasm, knowledge, motivation will help you to discover a real new world of yourself and bring you to the new world of underwater life!!! (Just like me :)) )I cant thank enough to Tobi and Baba !! They are really great instructors and amazing team !!!

Abdurrahman Albaba

04:58 19 Sep 22

I had the pleasure of going to Bali with Tobi from Apnea Center for a training program he organized right after I finished my AIDA 4. The whole trip was positive and I could not have asked for more. He is very organized and efficient. He prepared a customized training program for everyone based on their individual goals. Tobi helped me to comfortably increase my depth from 34.5 m to 42 m. We were four people, and by the end of the trip, we had all achieved more than we expected. We had our training sessions in the morning and explored Bali after our dives. It was a good combination of training and active recovery by exploring the island as tourists. Every minute was very well spent, and we had a lot of good memories to keep. If you want to take a freediving course or improve your freediving and still have fun, Tobi is your best match.

Marco

08:28 28 Aug 22

The best to learn and improve your freediving!I have been taking all my AIDA certificates with apnea.center. Tobi is a superb instructor that allows you to build up your apnea skills with time and dedication. Freediving is a great sport that requires trust in others, and doing it with the right people is definitely a fundamental aspect. Moreover, the freediving trips that apnea.center offers are a must! My trip to Tenerife, where I got my AIDA3 certificate, allowed me to improve specific techniques to depth in the ocean, get to know other experienced and master-level freedivers and have a lot of fun!