My Background - Azores Freediving

Who am I ?

Ondine

As a child, I was lucky enough to enjoy the pleasures of the water. I spent summers in Vendée (Western France), in St Raphaël (French Riviera) and in Corsica. I played with the powerful waves of the Atlantic Ocean and spent long hours watching the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.

My studies led me to a degree in engineering and to a variety of professions in that domain. At the same time, I escaped and I healed myself with music, first the piano, then the guitar, then singing. I composed and wrote my own songs from 2004 to 2019. I performed on stage alone, then accompanied by several musicians.

Daughter

of the Seas

Music video of a song I wrote in 2010 about freediving sensations when I wasn't yet practicing the sport.

I discovered Freediving in 2015 at a time when I had to face a painful and sudden loss. Freediving naturally helped me to let go. I first experienced it in the pool, then quickly moved on to deep freediving. I took part in competitions and trained in 4 different federations: FFESSM, CMAS, SSI and AIDA. I became an IE2 in 2019 at FFESSM (French federation) and an AIDA freediving instructor in 2020, making the best of the interruptions of the pandemic. I am MEF1 since 2024 (French federation) and will soon graduate in a BPJEPS (Professional freediving instructor diploma in France).

The world of freediving is very small, so I met and trained with great french athletes such as Morgan Bourc'his, Vincent Mathieu, Stéphane Tourreau, Laurent Breidenbach, Christian Vogler and recently the italian Fédérico Mana, the master of equalization. I became an equalization instructor in june 2023.

Since 2020, I have led a nomadic life. I run my freediving center in the Azores in the summer, and offer freediving stays in Madeira and Cape Verde in the winter. When I'm not in the water, I teach online equalization courses and act as a sales representative for my diving partner Haliotis. Always striving to do the best that I can do, I train and continue to take part in competitions such as the French Freediving Championships, where I finished vice-champion in DYN monofin, in my category, in 2023.

In the water of the Azores, Madeira and Cape Verde, the memories of my childhood mingle together : The waves of the Atlantic Ocean and with the crystal-clear, fish-filled waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Long may we protect our sunken treasures.