About Youth Program

Learn to breathe. Learn to relax. Discover the underwater world.

Youth Freediving Program

Our Junior Freediving Program is designed for children and teenagers who want to develop water confidence, freediving skills and a positive relationship with the ocean.

Certification
Students who successfully complete the Junior Freediving Foundation Program will receive a Diving Qatar Junior Freediving Certificate.

Depth is not a target.
Depth will only be introduced when the student demonstrates appropriate water confidence, equalization skills, relaxation and safety awareness.

The courses are divided into:

  • Junior Foundation Program

  • Junior Training Sessions

Ages
10–16 years，must know how to swim

Location
Sheraton Hotel

Training
Theoretical Courses + Pool + Shallow Open Water

Includes:
Equipment use, video filming during classes

Not included:
Pool admission, children's insurance

Courses Fee— QAR 1000

Discover the underwater world — safely, confidently and at your own pace.

Junior Foundation Program

Session 3 — Shallow Open Water (1 hours)

  • Surface preparation

  • Duck diving

  • Equalization

  • Basic line skills

  • Shallow-water freediving

  • Safety and buddy practice

Appointment

Session 2 — Pool Fundamentals (2 hours)

  • Water confidence

  • Equipment use

  • Breath-hold introduction

  • Duck diving

  • Finning

  • Body position

  • Equalization

The Foundation Program includes:

Session 1 — Theory & Safety (1 hours)

  • Introduction to freediving

  • Breathing and relaxation

  • Equalization

  • Equipment

  • Buddy system

  • Freediving safety

  • Basic ocean awareness

Ages
10–16 years，must completed the Foundation Program

Location
Olympic-pool

Training
Training sessions are designed around the student's existing skills and development.

Includes:
Equipment use, video filming during classes

Not included:
Pool admission, children's insurance

Discover the underwater world — safely, confidently and at your own pace.

Junior Training Sessions

Appointment

Important

The Foundation Program only needs to be completed once.

Students who have already completed the Foundation Program do not need to repeat the full theory course before every training session. However, a short safety briefing is conducted before every training session.

Training Courses — Pool or Deep Pool (2 hours)

  • Breath-hold training

  • Relaxation

  • Equalization

  • Duck diving

  • Finning technique

  • Dynamic apnea

  • Underwater movement

  • Pool training

  • Shallow open-water training

  • Ocean skills

  • Buddy and safety skills

Training Courses — QAR 220 / session

Training Passes

5 Session Pool Training Sessions — QAR 1000

10 Session Pool Training Sessions — QAR 1,800

“We were looking for something different from regular swimming lessons, and this was exactly what we wanted. The sessions were fun, patient and age-appropriate. Our son learned new skills while also understanding the importance of safety and staying relaxed in the water.”

- Jack

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Divingqatar is a community of freedivers who have a passion for exploring and enjoying the underwater world. We run depth trips every weekend, pool training during the weekdays and introductory to advanced freediving courses every week.