Performance Freediving International
{{short description| Freediver training agency }}
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{{Infobox organization
| name = Performance Freediving International
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| abbreviation = PFI
| formation = {{Start date|2000}}
| type =
| purpose = Freediving training
| headquarters = World Headquarters, Stuart, Florida, {{USA}}
| location = 1321 SE Decker Ave Stuart, FL 34994 USA
| region_served = Worldwide
| leader_title = CEO/President/Founder
| leader_name = Kirk Krack{{cite web |title=Kirk Krack |url=https://www.diveoztek.com.au/Kirk-Krack |publisher=OZTek Conference & Dive Exhibition |access-date=8 September 2019}}
| parent_organization = International Training
| subsidiaries = {{ubl | ERDI| SDI |TDI
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| website = {{url|https://www.tdisdi.com/pfi//}}
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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 [https://www.diversalertnetwork.org/default.aspx?a=news&id=541 PFI Going to Cayman for Record Attempts] Divers Alert Network 22 February 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2014.{{Cite web |title=PFI Courses |url=https://www.sea-sea.com/pfi-courses/ |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=Sea and Sea |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=PFI Safety Freediver {{!}} Lighthouse Adventure Co. |url=https://www.lighthouse.company/course/pfi-safety-freediver/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240720055232/https://www.lighthouse.company/course/pfi-safety-freediver/ |archive-date=2024-07-20 |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=www.lighthouse.company |language=en-US}} Since 2004, PFI has hosted DejaBlue, which is an international freediving competition.Deeper Blue [http://www.deeperblue.com/get-ready-dejabluev-performance-freediving-international/ 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.{{cite web |last1=Whelan |first1=Stephan |title=Breaking: SDI/TDI Announce Acquisition Of Performance Freediving International |url=https://www.deeperblue.com/breaking-sdi-tdi-announces-acquisition-of-performance-freediving-international/ |publisher=deeperblue.net limited |access-date=7 September 2019 |date=16 July 2019}}
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. [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91719544 "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 2 the way of the Water to train the cast and crew how to both Free Dive and Scuba Dive. {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6fczsY8bvY |title=Avatar 2 Special: Behind the Scenes with PFI's Kirk Krack |date=2022-12-06 |last=SDI - Scuba Diving International |access-date=2025-01-01 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite web |last=Jarvis |first=Jade |date=2022-12-13 |title=Stuart-based company trained stars to free dive for new 'Avatar' film |url=https://www.wpbf.com/article/avatar-florida-stuart-free-dive-freedive/42233983 |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=WPBF |language=en}}
Cruickshank and Krack have also worked with Tiger Woods.
Training
=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
- {{annotated link|George "Doc" Lopez}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.performancefreediving.com/ PerformanceFreediving.com]
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