Private Coaching
Find Stillness in Your Breath: Personalised 1:1 coaching with Nathan Williams to transform your technique, confidence, and connection with freediving.
Beyond Breath-Holding
You already know how to hold your breath—but do you know how to truly rest within it? Private coaching with Nathan Williams goes deeper than technique drills. Through personalised 1:1 sessions, you'll learn to bring your body and mind into harmony, developing efficiency, focus, and a profound sense of inner calm that transforms how you experience freediving.
Your personalised journey:
Advanced Breathing Techniques
Master pre-dive breathing, recovery protocols, and breathwork methods that optimise oxygen use and extend your capacity.
Technical Refinement
Receive detailed analysis and correction of your form—from duck dives to finning mechanics, equalisation to body positioning.
Mental Mastery
Learn proven psychological strategies to quiet internal noise, manage pre-dive anxiety, and cultivate the stillness that makes long breath-holds feel effortless.
Physiological Training
Evidence-based training that works with your body's natural adaptations, building CO₂ tolerance, oxygen efficiency, and physical resilience.
Private Coaching
Duration: Sessions from 1.5 hours (customisable)
Location:
Pool: Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre
Ocean: Hobart region sites
Tasmania-wide by request
Format: One-on-one personalised coaching
What's Included:
Dedicated attention from experienced instructor Nathan Williams
Customised training plan based on your goals
Video analysis (where applicable)
Detailed feedback and progression guidance
Safety supervision throughout
Post-session recommendations and practice plans
What to Bring:
Fins, mask, and snorkel
Wetsuit (5mm for ocean, 3-5mm for pool)
Weight belt and weights
Gloves, socks, hood (ocean sessions)
Towel and change of clothes
Any specific goals or challenges you want to address
Why Choose 1:1 Training
Group sessions build community and provide structure, but private coaching offers something unique: complete customisation. Every minute is focused on you—your technique, your challenges, your breakthroughs.
Nathan identifies exactly what's limiting your progress, whether that's a subtle equalisation error, mental pattern, or physical habit you can't see yourself. With immediate, detailed feedback and the freedom to spend as much time as needed on specific skills, progress accelerates in ways group training can't match.
This is where stubborn plateaus break, where confidence transforms, and where the deeper aspects of freediving—the stillness, the harmony, the profound calm—become accessible.
Ready to Begin?
Private coaching sessions can be booked individually or as custom packages tailored to your goals.
Contact Nathan directly to discuss your needs, schedule your first session, and begin your personalised journey.
Your Instructor
Nathan Willliams
Lead Instructor & Founder
PADI/AIDA/SSI Master Freediver Instructor
15 years of freediving experience
Personal best: [depth/time]
“The ocean doesn't judge your performance—it invites you to be present.”
Frequently Asked Questions
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If you're progressing well in group training, keep going—it's excellent value and community. Consider private coaching if you're stuck on specific issues, want accelerated progress, or prefer personalized attention.
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Can I combine private coaching with regular group sessions? Absolutely. Many students use occasional private sessions to work through specific challenges while maintaining regular group training for community and practice.
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Come with specific goals or challenges you want to address. The more Nathan understands what you're working toward, the more targeted and effective the session becomes.
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Depends entirely on your goals. Some students book one session to overcome a specific issue. Others work with Nathan regularly over months to achieve major performance goals.
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Yes. Nathan has experience coaching competitive freedivers and can design training programs specifically for competition performance.
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Yes, though we generally recommend starting with PADI Basic or Level 1 courses for foundational certification, then adding private coaching for refinement. However, if you prefer 1:1 learning from the start, that's absolutely possible.
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Contact us as soon as possible. We'll work with you to find another suitable time.
Why choose Us
Learning to freedive requires trust. Our certified instructors combine rigorous safety standards with a personalised approach that respects your pace and goals. We don't rush you—we guide you.
Certified Instructors: Years of experience.
Continuous Growth: Regular training sessions and community support for lifelong development.
Personalised Training: Your pace, your goals, your journey—we adapt to you.
Local Expertise: Deep knowledge of Tasmania's best and safest dive sites.
Join the Deep South Community
Freediving is better together. When you train with Deep South, you're joining a supportive community of ocean lovers who push boundaries and celebrate progress as one.
Connect with experienced freedivers for regular group sessions, find trusted dive buddies for weekend ocean adventures, and access our network for tips, encouragement, and trip planning. We organise social events, explore Tasmania's best dive sites together, and build genuine friendships through our shared passion.
The mental resilience and trust developed through freediving create bonds that extend far beyond the water. You're not just learning a skill—you're finding your tribe.
Dive deeper. Together.
