Molchanovs Junior Lap & Wave
The Molchanovs Junior Program is a globally recognized freediving education system designed to introduce children ages 4–15 to the water in a safe, progressive, and age-appropriate way. Through pool and open water experiences, students build water confidence, breath awareness, focus, emotional regulation, and a lifelong connection to the ocean.
The program progresses through three pathways—Discover, Lap, and Wave—guiding students from early water comfort to increasingly advanced pool and open-water freediving skills.
The program progresses through three pathways—Discover, Lap, and Wave—guiding students from early water comfort to increasingly advanced pool and open-water freediving skills.
Junior Discover | Ages 4-7
A fun first experience in freediving.
Junior Discover introduces young swimmers to freediving through play, exploration, and age-appropriate instruction. Children build comfort and confidence in the water while learning foundational skills that prepare them for the Junior Lap progression.
Students are introduced to breath and body awareness, surface swimming and kicking, facial immersion, duck diving, equalization, and underwater movement.
Duration: Approximately 1 hour
Group Experience: $100 per participant
Private Experience: $120
No previous freediving experience is required. Participants should be comfortable in the water and putting their face underwater.
POOL
Junior Lap 1-3 | Ages 8-11
Build confidence. Develop skills. Progress at your own pace.
The Junior Lap pathway builds upon the foundations of Discover through a progressive series of pool-based courses. Each level consists of 4 lesson and develops greater comfort, awareness, control, and efficiency in and under the water.
LAP 1 | FOUNDATION
Develop foundational skills including surface swimming, kicking, duck diving, body positioning, and comfortable underwater movement.
LAP 2 | CONTROL
Build greater awareness and control through relaxation, floating, equalization, breath awareness, and introductory freediving techniques.
LAP 3 | PROGRESSION
Continue developing efficiency, technique, and confidence through more advanced pool freediving skills and age-appropriate challenges.
Each Lap course includes four approximately one-hour sessions.
Group: $350 per participant
Private: $400
Progression is based on skill development, comfort, and readiness rather than pressure to achieve a particular distance or breath-hold.
POOL
WATER
Junior Wave | Ages 12-15
Take freediving beyond the pool.
Junior Wave is designed for experienced young swimmers and snorkelers who are ready to explore freediving in open water.
Under the guidance of a certified Molchanovs Junior Freediving Instructor, students develop water confidence, relaxation and mental skills while learning the fundamentals of open-water freediving.
Training includes freediving theory, surface swimming, duck diving, equalization, Free Immersion, Constant Weight diving, safety and buddy awareness, and exploration of the underwater environment.
The Junior Wave pathway progresses through Wave 1, Wave 2, and Wave 3, allowing young freedivers to continue developing their skills as their experience and confidence grow.
Group: $350 per participant
Private: $400
Prerequisites: Participants should be experienced swimmers with a high level of comfort in open water and familiarity with a mask, snorkel, fins, and appropriate exposure protection.
Children are never pushed to achieve specific breath-hold times or depths. Training remains within each child's comfortable range, with an emphasis on skill, safety, confidence, and good judgment.
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