# Daegu freediving lesson: 2-minute breath hold and 5m dive at N&N

- By Sangho Yun (https://superchart.com/en/@anjirang-day-walk/)
- Written Sep 16, 2026
- Local places › Things to do › Nam-gu, Daegu
- Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@anjirang-day-walk/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@anjirang-day-walk/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/index.md)

## In short

N&N Freediving is a freediving school in Nam-gu, Daegu, and this lesson was held at the Pass Nine diving pool in Buksam, Gumi. The AIDA 1 beginner course at N&N Freediving covered stretching, relaxing, breathing, equalizing and rope descents, building up to a 2-minute breath hold and practice dives at 3m and 5m, with fins, a wetsuit and a snorkeling mask all rented on site. A beginner who used to panic the moment her feet left the bottom finished the day confident enough to enter the sea without a life vest.

## Good to know

- **Course**: AIDA 1 beginner course, including license issuance
- **Lesson location**: Pass Nine diving pool, Buksam, Gumi (lesson run by N&N Freediving)
- **Rental gear**: Fins, wetsuit, snorkeling mask
- **What to bring**: Swimsuit (put on after showering, before entering)
- **Tell them when booking**: Shoe size and body size; can be changed on site
- **Parking**: Available (also reachable by Daegyeong Line plus a bus transfer)
- **Practice depths**: 3m, 5m

*as written by the visitor on Sep 16, 2026*

I got to try a lesson at N&N Freediving and I'm back with the review! This session took place at Pass Nine in Buksam, Gumi.

![Exterior of Pass Nine diving pool in Buksam, Gumi](https://img.superchart.com/images/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water-01-18fo6-900.webp)

## Getting from Daegu to Pass Nine in Gumi: parking and public transit

Pass Nine in Buksam, Gumi, where the N&N Freediving lesson was held, has parking available. I came from Daegu using the Daegyeong Line plus a bus transfer, and it didn't take much longer than driving, so public transit worked out fine too.

![Entrance and surroundings of Pass Nine diving pool](https://img.superchart.com/images/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water-02-14qk8-900.webp)

![Signage inside the freediving lesson building](https://img.superchart.com/images/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water-03-isvk5-900.webp)

## Waiver forms and the waiting area before the lesson

When it's time for the lesson, you head to the first floor, read the notices, sign a waiver, then go upstairs. While waiting, they were giving out stickers, and most people stuck them on their fins. Since I came light with rental gear, I just kept mine as a souvenir haha.

![Freediving sticker given out before the lesson](https://img.superchart.com/images/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water-04-1w0ho-900.webp)

Inside the waiting area you can also grab a coffee, which was perfect after the lesson haha.

![Waiting area with coffee before the lesson](https://img.superchart.com/images/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water-05-ifl28-900.webp)

![Interior of the first-floor waiting room](https://img.superchart.com/images/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water-06-c4y75-900.webp)

## What gear N&N Freediving rents out: fins, wetsuit, mask

Next you move up to the second floor and get fitted with gear.

![Rented fins, wetsuit and snorkeling mask](https://img.superchart.com/images/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water-07-15609-966.webp)

Fins, wetsuit, snorkeling mask. Since you give your shoe size and body size when booking, they prepare accordingly, but if something's too big or small on site, they can swap it out for you! You leave your gear here, shower, put on your swimsuit, grab your gear, and head inside.

## What the AIDA 1 beginner course covers, and why get the license?

I took the AIDA 1 beginner course and got the license issued too :) At first I wondered, why do I need a license — isn't it just like a completion certificate? Turns out you need this license to enter a diving pool without an instructor present. If you plan on using a diving pool on your own outside of lessons, you definitely need to get it 😉

## Stretching, relaxing, breathing — and a 2-minute breath hold

Once inside, everyone gathers as a group and starts with thorough stretching.

![Group stretching before the lesson begins](https://img.superchart.com/images/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water-08-7v3re-792.webp)

After that, the lesson follows a set order — first a lecture on freediving procedure, precautions and methods, then we moved into relaxing the body and breathing exercises.

Then, breath-hold time! I held for 2 minutes — not bad, right?! Apparently beginners average around 1 minute! My secret to lasting that long in the water?! Just closing my eyes, thinking about nothing, and staying totally relaxed lol. The longer your breath, the longer you can last underwater, so I figured practicing breath-holding in everyday life might actually help with freediving too haha.

## The position the instructor taught when equalizing wouldn't work

Next was equalizing practice while holding onto a buoy. If equalizing doesn't go well, it can damage your eardrums, so this step is really important.

Among the different postures, I first tried grabbing the rope and descending straight down, but my equalizing wasn't working and I had to give up partway ㅠㅠ So the instructor showed me another posture — like this lol, wrapping your legs around the rope cross-legged style as you go down. That posture definitely made descending much easier.

![Freediving posture wrapping the legs around the rope to descend](https://img.superchart.com/images/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water-09-r5a1g-955.webp)

## Practicing 3m and 5m descents: can someone scared of water do it?

After enough practice at 3m and 5m, it got so fun. Since I only learned to swim in a pool as an adult, not being able to touch the bottom always scared me a bit. That's why I always needed a life vest in the ocean — but now I feel like I could go without one! Apparently most people come in unable to swim, take freediving lessons, get interested, and move on to swimming — but the instructor said I was the opposite case lol.

After several rounds of practice, I tried it without the wetsuit. The water wasn't too cold, so being in without a suit wasn't chilly at all haha.

![Practicing underwater without a wetsuit](https://img.superchart.com/images/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water-10-za6eg-961.webp)

![A beginner moving through the diving pool](https://img.superchart.com/images/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water-11-1fdyh-857.webp)

As long as you hold your breath well, you can check yourself out in the underwater mirror and swim back and forth like this haha. Just remember to equalize along the way!

![Checking posture in front of an underwater mirror](https://img.superchart.com/images/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water-12-a1z1j-947.webp)

Being a total beginner, the moment I let go of the rope my body wanted to float straight up — I'd shoot right back to the surface before I knew it. There's actually a spot in Duryu, Daegu, for freediving, but it's under construction right now — once it's done, I'm definitely going back lol.

![Practicing a rope descent at 5m depth](https://img.superchart.com/images/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water-13-pskwm-900.webp)

![Underwater shot taken during the freediving lesson](https://img.superchart.com/images/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water-14-1xu9w-m-914.webp)

## What was worth it about the N&N Freediving lesson

This Daegu freediving lesson at N&N Freediving was honestly so much fun! The head instructor explained everything so kindly, and coached both what needed improving and what I was already doing well in real detail — I left really satisfied.

![Getting coached on posture underwater by the instructor](https://img.superchart.com/images/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water/daegu-freediving-beginner-fear-of-water-15-ejyz1-1200.webp)

This day's lesson was so good, and my overall experience with freediving was so positive that I'm thinking about trying the next level when I get the chance :) If you want to try freediving in Daegu, I'd definitely recommend N&N Freediving! If you're a water-loving person who's still scared of the water like me, definitely try a freediving lesson ❤️❤️

## Where it is

- N&N Freediving (엔엔엔프리다이빙)
- 18 Daemyeongseo6-gil, Nam-gu, Daegu, South Korea
- 대구광역시 남구 대명서6길 18 N&N프리다이빙
- 35.8338265, 128.559248
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%97%94%EC%97%94%EC%97%94%ED%94%84%EB%A6%AC%EB%8B%A4%EC%9D%B4%EB%B9%99/@35.8338265,128.559248,17z

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