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Hold your breath...breath your emotions 

Experiencing the sea through freediving means slowing down, listening, and creating space.
It is an experience that naturally and deeply connects body, mind, and water.

Apnea Evolution is a freediving experience platform focused on awareness, wellbeing and mental training.

Experience

Entering the water is not just a technical act.
It is a transition.

Through freediving, we rediscover:

  • the breath

  • listening

  • self-awareness

Every dive becomes a personal experience, unique and never the same as the one before.

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Who we are

Apnea Evolution was founded in 2002 from a passion for the sea and freediving.

Since then, we have carried forward an authentic and profound vision:
to dive with respect, awareness and a sense of wonder.

Over time, this approach has become a way of living and sharing the experience in the water, accompanying people with different paths, always respecting their own rhythm.

Today, we are an international reality that develops freediving experiences in different contexts worldwide.

  • Italy

  • Greece (Lindos – Rhodes Island)

  • Dubai (UAE)

Freediving is not just a sport.
It is a way of life.
                                                ( A.Vergendo & R.Gagliardi)

Your journey begins here

There is no one way to approach freediving.
You can start with an experience, or follow a more structured path.

Are you ready to experience emotions that take your breath away?

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Intro Freediving Experience

If you have a passion for the sea and wish to begin exploring this new dimension in total safety, this is the experience for you: from the first steps in freediving to the comfort zone!

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Freedive course 
1^ level
Official program
Apnea Academy International 

The course with Apnea Academy's teaching methodology provides the basics to become a self awareness freediver. Safety and knowledge are the foundations for enjoying freediving with a smile!"

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Freedive course
2^ level
Official program Apnea Academy Intenational

This freediving course, following the 1st level, aims at developing the freediver to be not only aware but also proficient in the execution of the discipline.

Discover what defines us

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Meetings 
and    
International
Sporting
Events

Since 2004, we have been organizing meetings, sports gatherings, and thematic conferences to promote a conscious approach to aquatic culture, particularly in the field of freediving.

Since 2007, with the international scientific congress “Training Freediving,” we have expanded our activities and collaborations on an international scale.

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RESEARCH

PEAK PERFORMANCE LAB

Scientific Research
&
Thematic Congresses
Peak Performance

Alongside universities, research institutes, organizations, and associations, we contribute to the development of knowledge on human physiological and neurophysiological responses in extreme environments, also through the application of the Deep Inside – State of Mind® methodology.
Extreme Ice was the first research protocol conducted under the ice in 2013.

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SCHOOL
Rights of the Sea
Educational project:
The Sea in the Eyes of the Child  

 

Educating young people to respect and protect the marine environment and our planet with awareness, by adopting the right behaviors. Emotional intelligence, collaborations with institutions, and knowledge of the environment are the pillars of the educational project 'The Sea in the Eyes of the Child'. 

How are you immersing yourself today?

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Summer Freedive Camp 


SINGLE OFFER 

Don't have a dive buddy? Don't worry, we're here! 
With our Apnea Academy International Instructors you can be followed at sea ~

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Summer Freedive Camp 


GROUP OFFER

Are you a group of passionate freedivers and do you want to come visit us in Lindos? You are welcome from now on! With our Apnea Academy International instructors, you will be able to enjoy the wonders of the sea in Lindos!

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Mental Training session

 
Deep Inside-state of mind 

Have you ever thought that freediving isn't just about physical ability, but also a mental ability?

With this course, you'll gain the initial tools for managing your performance in freediving.

Discover more on www.mindacademy.me

Summer Freedive Camp hosts 
Peak Performance Days
July 20–21–22, 2026

Upcoming Events

DID YOU KNOW  THAT ?

Freediving has always been a lifeline, well-being and health for the body and mind.
The sea and water are indivisible elements and the results of this well-being are intimately linked in daily life. Water reflects who you are... and you are the one who decides your own course in this infinite sea inside and outside of us.

 

Rosarita Gagliardi

Get involved, help us clean the oceans, and spread awareness for a proper aquatic culture for the future of our seas and our planet Earth

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the
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Our Partners

Dubai Sport Complex
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Dubai nel mondo
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Apnea Academy School
Emirate Diving Association UAE
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Mute Benti Sub
Bella Italia Efa Village
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Meet the Founders
and the
Community Ambassadors

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Contact us

Apnea Evolution community                                                          Dubai

United Arab Emirates 

P.O.Box 418411

email:

apneaevolution.community@gmail.com

ph.: +393408943110

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