Performance Freediving International (PFI) is a freediving training agency founded in 2000 by Kirk Krack. Krack coached World Champion Freedivers and Mandy-Rae Cruickshank. PFI teaches freediving clinics around the world and is involved in both team and athlete development.Divers Alert Network PFI Going to Cayman for Record Attempts Divers Alert Network 22 February 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2014. Since 2004, PFI has hosted DejaBlue, which is an international freediving competition.Deeper Blue Get Ready DejaBlue V with Performance Freediving International 2 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014. In July 2019, PFI was purchased by International Training, the owner of companies including Scuba Diving International and Technical Diving International.
Promotional work
In 2008, Cruickshank and Krack trained David Blaine for his appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show in which he stayed underwater for 17 minutes.Allen, Greg. "Risky Sport of Free Diving Making a Bigger Splash", NPR, June 21, 2008. PFI Team was responsible for the education and training of David Blaine as well as his safety during the whole event acting as support divers. As David ran into problems with his stunt PFI Team members reacted and pulled him out of the sphere.
In 2017, PFI and TDI began working with James Cameron on the set of Avatar: The Way of Water to train the cast and crew how to both Free Dive and Scuba Dive.
Cruickshank and Krack have also worked with Tiger Woods.
Training PFI offers the following courses.
Diver courses Snorkeler Introduction to Freediving Safe Buddy Freediver Immediate Freediver Advanced Freediver Safety Freediver
Professional courses Freediver Supervisor Assistant Freediver Instructor Freediver Instructor Assistant Immediate Freediver Instructor Immediate Freediver Instructor
See also
References
External links PerformanceFreediving.com