Surf Apnea Course, Cronulla , NSW 05 September 2026
Original price was: $295.00 AUD.$245.00 AUDCurrent price is: $245.00 AUD.
September 05, 2026
SURF APNEA – CRONULLA, NSW
Saturday 05 September 2026
0900 – 1500
Theory Venue: 0900 – 1200 – True Woo, Level 1, 26 Ewos Parade, Cronulla
Pool Practical: 1230 – 1500 – Caringbah Leisure Centre, 5–9 Jacaranda Rd, Caringbah NSW 2229
Instructors:
Jason Rice – Creator of Apnea Survival
Blakey Johnston – AS Ambassador Instructor, World Record Holder & Cronulla Surfing Legend
Read more about Blakey here:
Blakey Johnston Official Website
Blakey Johnston – Apnea Survival Ambassador Profile
This special Cronulla Surf Apnea course brings together two highly experienced watermen and coaches for a powerful one-day immersive training designed to change the way you respond to pressure in the ocean and in life.
Facilitated by Apnea Survival creator Jason Rice alongside Cronulla local and world-record-holding surfer Blakey Johnston, this course combines breathing, breath hold training, and controlled stress exposure to develop calm, clarity, resilience, and functional decision-making when things become intense.
Blakey Johnston is renowned not only for his incredible endurance achievements in the surf, including his world record-breaking 40-hour surf session, but also for his commitment to mental health advocacy, mindset training, and helping people develop the tools to perform under pressure. Combined with Jason Rice’s decades of operational first response, rescue, breath control and stress exposure training experience, this course delivers a unique blend of practical ocean knowledge, physiology, psychology, and lived experience.
Developed through years of research, experimentation, and real-world application, the Surf Apnea course draws from the knowledge of surfers, freedivers, first responders, military operators, and elite performers from around the world. The result is a highly refined system focused on what actually matters when dealing with high-stress aquatic situations such as surfing hold downs, heavy wipeouts, long swims, impact zone stress, and the rising panic associated with breath deprivation.
Participants will gain a deep understanding of the breath hold journey and what occurs physiologically and psychologically when the body is placed under pressure on a single breath. Through both theory and pool-based practical drills, you will learn how to remain calm, organised, and effective rather than reactive and overwhelmed.
While Surf Apnea has become globally recognised within the surfing community, the tools taught throughout the course extend far beyond the ocean. The breathing and stress management techniques developed during the training can positively influence performance, recovery, emotional regulation, self-awareness, focus, nervous system control, and overall resilience in everyday life.
The course is suitable for everyone from complete beginners through to experienced chargers and water athletes. Every drill is scalable to the individual, allowing participants to safely explore their current limits while developing greater confidence and control.
Topics covered include:
- Understanding the Dive Response
- The urge to breathe and CO₂ tolerance
- Nervous system regulation and stress response
- Functional breathing and recovery techniques
- Relaxation and breath control methods
- Static and dynamic apnea training principles
- Safe breath hold training protocols
- Pool-based drills designed to simulate pressure and develop composure under load
- Practical tools for managing hold downs and stressful situations in the water
At its core, Surf Apnea is about developing self-awareness and self-control under pressure.
Learning to breathe better.
Think clearer.
Stay calmer.
And become harder to shake when the ocean — or life — turns chaotic
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Event Details
This is a full day (0900 - 1500) face to face course. All new theory content and presentation at True Woo wellness centre, Level 1/26-32 Ewos Parade, Cronulla NSW 2230 followed by a pool practical held at Caringbah Leisure Centre pool, 5-9 Jacaranda Rd, Caringbah NSW 2229
Gear required
Swim goggles (not a dive mask), surf wetsuit plus swimmers or boardies (If your are not a strong swimmer we suggest you bring body board or similar style rubber swim fins)..
NOTE: Although most pool water is around 27 C students can expect to be in the water for the entire 2-3 hours. The body cools dramatically during static breath holds so thermal protection is highly recommended for the first stages of the water session.
Prerequisite
Ability to swim 100m unassisted (rubber body board / swim fins can be worn during the course if required). Participants must be at least 18 years old (15 – 17) year old may attend but must be in company of a responsible adult (18+).
Once you've registered you will be emailed joining instructions with a medical questionnaire the week prior to your event.
If you have any further questions please contact us via the website contact page.
As we cap attendance numbers for our events we do not offer refunds for adhoc no shows or non medical cancellations less than 14 days out from the event date. If you have any queries regarding our refund policy please contact us.
Date: September 05, 2026
Start time: 09:00 AEST
End time: 15:00 AEST
Venue: True Woo wellness centre, Level 1/26-32 Ewos Parade, Cronulla NSW 2230, Australia
Directions: True Woo wellness centre, Level 1/26-32 Ewos Parade, Cronulla NSW 2230, Australia
Email: info@apneasurvival.com.au
Description
SURF APNEA – CRONULLA, NSW
Saturday 05 September 2026
0900 – 1500
Theory Venue: 0900 – 1200 – True Woo, Level 1, 26 Ewos Parade, Cronulla
Pool Practical: 1230 – 1500 – Caringbah Leisure Centre, 5–9 Jacaranda Rd, Caringbah NSW 2229
Instructors:
Jason Rice – Creator of Apnea Survival
Blakey Johnston – AS Ambassador Instructor, World Record Holder & Cronulla Surfing Legend
Read more about Blakey here:
Blakey Johnston Official Website
Blakey Johnston – Apnea Survival Ambassador Profile
This special Cronulla Surf Apnea course brings together two highly experienced watermen and coaches for a powerful one-day immersive training designed to change the way you respond to pressure in the ocean and in life.
Facilitated by Apnea Survival creator Jason Rice alongside Cronulla local and world-record-holding surfer Blakey Johnston, this course combines breathing, breath hold training, and controlled stress exposure to develop calm, clarity, resilience, and functional decision-making when things become intense.
Blakey Johnston is renowned not only for his incredible endurance achievements in the surf, including his world record-breaking 40-hour surf session, but also for his commitment to mental health advocacy, mindset training, and helping people develop the tools to perform under pressure. Combined with Jason Rice’s decades of operational first response, rescue, breath control and stress exposure training experience, this course delivers a unique blend of practical ocean knowledge, physiology, psychology, and lived experience.
Developed through years of research, experimentation, and real-world application, the Surf Apnea course draws from the knowledge of surfers, freedivers, first responders, military operators, and elite performers from around the world. The result is a highly refined system focused on what actually matters when dealing with high-stress aquatic situations such as surfing hold downs, heavy wipeouts, long swims, impact zone stress, and the rising panic associated with breath deprivation.
Participants will gain a deep understanding of the breath hold journey and what occurs physiologically and psychologically when the body is placed under pressure on a single breath. Through both theory and pool-based practical drills, you will learn how to remain calm, organised, and effective rather than reactive and overwhelmed.
While Surf Apnea has become globally recognised within the surfing community, the tools taught throughout the course extend far beyond the ocean. The breathing and stress management techniques developed during the training can positively influence performance, recovery, emotional regulation, self-awareness, focus, nervous system control, and overall resilience in everyday life.
The course is suitable for everyone from complete beginners through to experienced chargers and water athletes. Every drill is scalable to the individual, allowing participants to safely explore their current limits while developing greater confidence and control.
Topics covered include:
- Understanding the Dive Response
- The urge to breathe and CO₂ tolerance
- Nervous system regulation and stress response
- Functional breathing and recovery techniques
- Relaxation and breath control methods
- Static and dynamic apnea training principles
- Safe breath hold training protocols
- Pool-based drills designed to simulate pressure and develop composure under load
- Practical tools for managing hold downs and stressful situations in the water
At its core, Surf Apnea is about developing self-awareness and self-control under pressure.
Learning to breathe better.
Think clearer.
Stay calmer.
And become harder to shake when the ocean — or life — turns chaotic
Apnea Survival (here after referred to as we / our / us) do not offer refunds for: Adhoc no shows. Non-medical withdrawals less than 28 days from an event date. Online course purchases are final, and if you purchase an online course, then you decide to withdraw from that course for any reason, regardless of whether or not you have accessed any course material, you will not be eligible for a refund, nor transferred to another course, unless that course is an upgrade to your original purchase. If you decide to withdraw from any face to face or blended / zoom event, 28 days or less prior to that event for any non-medical reason, or if you have accessed any course materials (regardless of whether the you have a medical reason), online or otherwise you will not be eligible for a refund, nor will you be transferred to another course. However, for medical withdrawals where no refund is offered, if you have accessed online or other learning materials, at our discretion and upon receipt of your written request and receipt of a medical certificate issued by a registered medical practitioner, we may offer to transfer you to another course, if one is available. Further, a medical certificate issued by a medical practitioner is required to validate any medical withdrawal from any course that may require a refund. We will consider requests to transfer you between courses if, that request is received in writing more than 14 days prior to the event date, and pending availability of any subsequent course or date. If your event is cancelled by us or because of ‘acts of god’, etc outside of our control, we will provide a full refund to your method of payment, unless you have accessed online learning materials, in which case we will retain the equivalent of the course deposit fee (50% of the full price) or the online value equivalent of that course. If your event required the payment of a deposit and you cancel or withdraw from the event for any non-medical reason, your deposit will not be refunded. If you have any queries regarding our refund policy please contact us prior to purchasing your course / event ticket. Note: Regardless of compliance regarding any conditions relating to any course withdrawal for any reason, you will incur a $50.00 administration fee. Purchasing your ticket for any event / course is acknowledgement by you that you have read, understand and accept our refund policy.