Louisa Collyns's guest appearances

Louisa Collyns

The Freedive Cafe Podcast

Dive In: The Podcast

Kirk Krack

Sheena McNally

Claire Paris

Alex Davis

Gary McGrath

Daan Verhoeven

Georgina Miller

Donny Mac

Mark Evans

Kate Middleton

James Nestor

Lauren Smith

Cristina Zenato

Steve Zissou

Derek Smith

OwlTail

Louisa Collyns hails from London but eventually found her way into the underwater world through scuba diving, and then, as so often happens, she met some freedivers and nothing was ever the same again.She has been involved in teaching freediving and being a safety diver at major competions for the best part of a decade and is also the founder of Freedive Ibiza, which has been providing freediving education on the beautiful Spanish island since 2015.In this episode we discuss:Louisa grew up in London.Louisa started scuba diving at 22, freediving when she was 36 in 2012.She took her first freediving course with Lotta Ericson at Freedive Dahab.Shout out to Lotta and Linda Paganelli.Did Louisa take part in the competition scene, too?How did she end up involved so deeply in the safety scene?What about Freedive Ibiza and why Ibiza?How has Brexit affected business?How connected is the safety at a competition to the organisation (AIDA/CMAS)?How to set up safety at a competition.How are safety divers rotated during the day to keep them safe?What kind of technology is used to support the safety team?How much of a difference does Diveye make to the safety team?A question from Patreon supporter Mattias about freediving platforms and the counter – ballast system.Are most blackouts non-events?Donny pulling stuff out his ass about how rescues are initiated and completed.At what point is the diver handed over to the medics?Which experiences have been the most powerful learning experiences?What would she like to see change/develop in freediving safety?What should change in recreational freediving?What are the best qualities of the safety diver?How being a safety diver affected her own diving.DESERT ISLAND QUESTIONS – Patreon Exclusive SectionWhy does she freedive?Join me in Dahab, Egypt for freediving courses and training the whole year round. Find out about my teaching philosophy at https://freediveandthrive.com

Louisa Collyns hails from London but eventually found her way into the underwater world through scuba diving, and then, as so often happens, she met some freedivers and nothing was ever the same again. She has been involved in teaching freediving and being a safety diver at major competions for the best part of a decade and is also the founder of Freedive Ibiza, which has been providing freediving education on the beautiful Spanish island since 2015. In this episode we discuss: Louisa grew up in London. Louisa started scuba diving at 22, freediving when she was 36 in 2012. She took her first freediving course with Lotta Ericson at Freedive Dahab. Shout out to Lotta and <a href="http://freedivecafe.com/2020/05/26/89-linda-paganelli-dahab-beyond/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linda Paganelli.</a> Did Louisa take part in the competition scene, too? How did she end up involved so deeply in the safety scene? What about Freedive Ibiza and why Ibiza? How has Brexit affected business? How connected is the safety at a competition to the organisation (AIDA/CMAS)? How to set up safety at a competition. How are safety divers rotated during the day to keep them safe? What kind of technology is used to support the safety team? How much of a difference does Diveye make to the safety team? A question from Patreon supporter Mattias about freediving platforms and the counter – ballast system. Are most blackouts non-events? Donny pulling stuff out his ass about how rescues are initiated and completed. At what point is the diver handed over to the medics? Which experiences have been the most powerful learning experiences? What would she like to see change/develop in freediving safety? What should change in recreational freediving? What are the best qualities of the safety diver? How being a safety diver affected her own diving. <a href="http://www.patreon.com/freedivecafe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DESERT ISLAND QUESTIONS – Patreon Exclusive Section</a> Why does she freedive? Join me in Dahab, Egypt for freediving courses and training the whole year round. Find out about my teaching philosophy at <a href="https://freediveandthrive.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://freediveandthrive.com</a>

#113 | Louisa Collyns | Inside the Safety Team

Louisa Collyns is a competition safety freediver who has led safety teams for some of the of the world’s biggest freediving competitions. Louisa is also a freediving instructor who runs her own school, Freedive Ibiza. When she is not teaching or leading safety teams, Louisa enjoys dancing underwater. Welcome to Dive In The Podcast, your favorite podcast about all types of diving, SCUBA, Tec, Freediving, and more, we cover it all. Every week on Monday we post new episodes filled with diving news, interesting dive topics, ocean advocacy, and much more. Join Justin, Nic, April, and Amit the hosts of Dive In: The Podcast. Special Guest: Louisa Collyns Instagram: @freediveibiza Instagram: @deep.reflections 📷 @_kalindi Episode Links: Support this Podcast on Patreon News: Diving After Your COVID-19 Vaccination: Guidelines Travel: Catalina Island Gian Sea Bass Episode Sponsor: TorpedoRays.com Find Us At- www.DiveInPod.com Contact and Subscription Links - https://linktr.ee/diveinthepodcast Find us on Social Media- This Podcast @DiveInPod April Weickert @aprilweickert Justin Miller @idiveok Nicolas Winkler @nicolaswinklerphotography NicolasWinkler.com Torpedo Rays @torpedorays Seafoxes @seafoxes_ Halifax Freediving Club @halifaxfreedivingclub Music Credits: RetroFuture Dirty Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4278-retrofuture-dirty Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3976-life-of-riley License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Louisa Collyns is a competition safety freediver who has led safety teams for some of the of the world’s biggest freediving competitions. Louisa is also a freediving instructor who runs her own school, Freedive Ibiza. When she is not teaching or leading safety teams, Louisa enjoys dancing underwater. Welcome to Dive In The Podcast, your favorite podcast about all types of diving, SCUBA, Tec, Freediving, and more, we cover it all. Every week on Monday we post new episodes filled with diving news, interesting dive topics, ocean advocacy, and much more. Join Justin, Nic, April, and Amit the hosts of Dive In: The Podcast. Special Guest: Louisa Collyns Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/freediveibiza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@freediveibiza</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deep.reflections/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@deep.reflections</a> 📷 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_kalindi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@_kalindi</a> Episode Links: Support this Podcast on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/diveinpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> News: <a href="https://www.daneurope.org/readarticle?p_p_id=web_content_reading&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;p_p_col_id=column-3&amp;p_p_col_count=8&amp;p_r_p_-1523133153_groupId=10103&amp;p_r_p_-1523133153_articleId=14891675&amp;p_r_p_-1523133153_articleVersion=1.0&amp;p_r_p_-1523133153_articleType=General+Web+Content&amp;p_r_p_-1523133153_commaCategories=NEWS&amp;p_r_p_-1523133153_commaTags=&amp;p_r_p_-1523133153_templateId=5993844" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diving After Your COVID-19 Vaccination: Guidelines</a> Travel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vytzO7qmFL0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catalina Island Gian Sea Bass</a> Episode Sponsor: <a href="https://www.torpedorays.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TorpedoRays.com</a> Find Us At- <a href="https://www.diveinpod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.DiveInPod.com</a> Contact and Subscription Links - <a href="https://linktr.ee/diveinthepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/diveinthepodcast</a> Find us on Social Media- This Podcast <a href="https://www.instagram.com/diveinpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@DiveInPod</a> April Weickert <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aprilweickert/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@aprilweickert</a> Justin Miller <a href="https://www.instagram.com/idiveok/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@idiveok</a> Nicolas Winkler <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nicolaswinklerphotography/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@nicolaswinklerphotography</a> <a href="https://www.nicolaswinkler.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NicolasWinkler.com</a> Torpedo Rays <a href="https://www.instagram.com/torpedorays/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@torpedorays</a> Seafoxes <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seafoxes_/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@seafoxes_</a> Halifax Freediving Club <a href="https://www.instagram.com/halifaxfreedivingclub/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@halifaxfreedivingclub</a> Music Credits: RetroFuture Dirty Kevin MacLeod Link: <a href="http://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4278-retrofuture-dirty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4278-retrofuture-dirty</a> Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: <a href="http://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever</a> RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: <a href="http://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean</a> Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod Link: <a href="http://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3976-life-of-riley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3976-life-of-riley</a> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>

"I Don't Think I Could Live Any Other Way" with guest Louisa Collyns, Freediving Judge & Owner of Freedive Ibiza