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Quick video from our first safety induction a few weeks ago![]()
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GFD training - Safety Induction
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Reminder our monthly club meeting is on tomorrow night at the Sir Charles Hotham Hotel at 6:30pm
Pool training is starting up on Monday with everyone being run through the safety induction again. If you have already done one then you would have been inducted by one of our ocean snorkelling coaches or a more senior member of the club. This time however we have a real professional who has volunteered to do this for us as well as review our induction materials. So a BIG thanks to Matt for doing this.![]()
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For those of you who don't know Matt he is a certified freediving instructor who.... well I'll let Matt speak for himself...![]()
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"I discovered freediving on a surfing trip to Indonesia in 2015. I really enjoyed freediving right from the beginning and did the ssi level 1 & 2 courses back to back. It was the next year that my obsession for freediving started to grow substantially. In 2016 did a master course and a level 3 course in Koh Tao. From this point my life very quickly started to become just all about freediving. I had found my passion! A couple of years later I had some good instructing experience under my belt and had done a pb dive of 81m in competition at the end of 2018. In the year leading up to covid(2019), I had further increased my instructing and diving skills. Plus I did an Australian National record dive to 81m with bifins." - Matt Anderson![]()
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geelongfreedivers.org.au/pool-training/
geelongfreedivers.org.au
Pool training is conducted weekly on Monday 7:00pm – 8:30 pm at the Geelong Aquatic Centre. Pool training is ONLY for members, specifically, members who: Are a Full Club Member (AUF insured) ...
Good news - we'll be restarting the pool training sessions. All details below, hope to see you all!![]()
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When: Every Monday, 7pm. Starting on February 1st![]()
Where: Geelong Aquatic Centre (g.page/GeelongAquaticCentre?share)![]()
How to join: Please book here: geelongfreedivers.org.au/pool-training/![]()
Why: Pool training is mainly about improving your freediving technique - breath hold, finning, relaxation. It's a great way to improve your skills - whether for freediving or spearfishing - and hangout with your amazing club colleagues 😁![]()
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Note: We normally require everyone coming in for the first time to do a safety induction. But since we haven't had the sessions in over a year, we'll be doing a safety induction for everyone this first session. Probably a shorter refresher for old members and a full session for new ones. Many thanks to everyone who put their hand up to help!
geelongfreedivers.org.au
Pool training is conducted weekly on Monday 7:00pm – 8:30 pm at the Geelong Aquatic Centre. Pool training is ONLY for members, specifically, members who: Are a Full Club Member (AUF insured) ...
Happy new year fellow spearos! In the closing moments of 2020 GFD held our AGM/Xmas party.![]()
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I would to thank our sponsors, your continued support of the club is greatly appreciated and allows us to run such a variety of events. Thanks to:![]()
Geelong Dive Centre![]()
Ninepin Wetsuits![]()
Continuum Fins![]()
Ironbark Logistics![]()
Sir Charles Hotham Hotel![]()
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I would like to thank our committee members for the 2019/20 season for all your hard work in keeping the club running:![]()
President: Hayden McFadyen![]()
Vice President: Gerard Saunders![]()
Secretary: Russell O’Flynn![]()
Treasurer: Peter Field![]()
Membership Secretary: Russell O’Flynn![]()
Safety and training officer: Danny Hurst![]()
Weighmaster: Julian Kenny![]()
Events coordinator: Richard Just![]()
VSC liaison: Nam Luong![]()
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For the new season we decided to take a more relaxed approach to the committee and have the positions required by government and then to have just generic “committee member” positions. And so I would like to welcome our new committee for the 2020/21 season. The new committee consists of:![]()
President: Hayden McFadyen![]()
Vice President: Gerard Saunders![]()
Secretary: Russell O’Flynn![]()
Treasurer: Peter Field![]()
VSC liaison: Nam Luong![]()
Committee Member: Catherine Birch![]()
Committee Member: Louis Attard![]()
Committee Member: Richard Just![]()
Committee Member: Ivan Galic![]()
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Its great to see some of our newer members stepping up, having members willing to work on the committee will ensure the longevity of the club.![]()
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Whilst we had cancelled our competition series due to COVID there was still plenty of swag up for grabs. Apologies, in the excitement of actually seeing people again I forgot to take any photos! We had prizes for club records, door prizes and even a fun competition where people made spearguns out of rubber bands and paddle pop sticks.![]()
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It was a great night and so good to see so many of you after so long. I’m looking forward to the new season and all its challenges and getting in the water with you all!![]()
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Regards![]()
Hayden McFadyen![]()
President Geelong Freedivers
AGM this Saturday at 6:30 at the Sir Charles Hotham Hotel. ![]()
*Beer and finger food provided![]()
*Door prizes![]()
*Fun creative activity (with prizes)