The school

This isn't a dive shop.

Small groups, serious instruction, warm water. Unawatuna, November to April.

Freediving in Unawatuna · Best season

Freediver descending toward the sunburst

Side A · School

How we teach

Presence over depth

Less chasing numbers. More the quiet before you descend.

Maximum 4 students

Every breath and every question gets time. Not a conveyor belt.

Safety first

Molchanovs standards, competition safety training, conservative progression.

Unawatuna

Warm water. Clear mornings.

Southern Sri Lanka. Water 27–30°C in season. Visibility often over 15 m on calm mornings. Reef, sand, and blue water a short boat ride out. Turtles are ordinary. We run November to April, then we close.

Nov–Apr May–Oct closed
Freediver in open blue water

Your instructor

“I don't just teach you to hold your breath. I teach you to find stillness.”

Julian is a Molchanovs instructor, an Evolution Spearfishing instructor, and a certified safety diver. He learned in Lake Zurich, Zanzibar, the Blue Hole, and Costa Rica, where he co-founded Evolution Spearfishing.

Molchanovs instructor Evolution Spearfishing Competition safety diver
Julian, Molchanovs freediving instructor, on the boat

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