Calling all ocean-lovers and freedivers!
Join us for our annual Blueback Freedivers' Community Days as we gather on the Boorloo-Perth Coast for a day of ocean, connection and nature immersion.
Together we'll enjoy:
🔥 Campfires and community
🌌 Crisp, star-filled nights
🥾 Bush walks through coastal landscapes
🫁 Calm morning pranayama and breath practices
🤿 Great Southern freedive sessions
🌊 Our annual community ocean clean-up
Who Are We?
Blueback Freediving & Yoga is a Boorloo - Perth and Walyalup - Fremantle ocean community bringing together freediving, yoga, breathwork and a love of Western Australia’s coastal world.
Led by Tania Douthwaite, we offer supportive, small-group learning that helps people build confidence in the water, find calm and develop a deeper connection with the ocean and each other.
Our Community Days, listed on Humanitix, bring that spirit to life: a beach walk, morning breath practices, a supervised buddy freedive, then breakfast and stories beside the sea. They’re a chance to meet local ocean lovers, find freedive buddies and enjoy time together in our home waters. Bring your curiosity, a flask of something warm and breakfast treats to share. Advance registration is essential, with membership, participation requirements and any fees explained in the Community Day listing for the upcoming session.
If you’re new to freediving—or simply new to WA and looking for your people—we can help you find a comfortable starting point. Our approach gives you time to learn, ask questions and develop skills with professional guidance. Beginners can start with studio breathwork and pool foundations, progress into open water, or settle into a whole season of learning through our Learn to Freedive programs. Newcomers joining Community Days should check the registration and medical requirements; uncertified participants need the supervision arrangements described in the listing.
Beyond your first dive, there are opportunities to build friendships through regular training, ocean adventures, community campouts and retreats. Our community activities also connect with underwater filmmaking, marine citizen science and care for sea country—a welcoming way to explore WA’s ocean culture through shared experiences and respect for the places we visit. Explore our community activities through Blueback’s website.
Join us and book:
- Community Days and events: Visit Blueback on Humanitix for published dates and registration.
- Freedive training: Book our Learn to Freedive programs or PADI certification courses.
- Pool sessions: Join the friendly, non-competitive Blueback Freedivers’ Squad, with season passes, ten-session passes and individual sessions for certified freedivers.
Current sessions run on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Claremont Pool
- Retreats and ocean adventures: Explore our retreats and voyages, then follow the individual trip’s booking or enquiry instructions.
For help choosing where to begin, email bluebackfreedivingandyoga@gmail.com or call 0439 770 038.
