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Join us beneath the waves in Malta

Deep Med is your go to freediving centre for Malta and Gozo. Based on the island of Gozo, we offer beginner freediving courses, expert coaching and training for all levels, including beginners, across the Maltese islands. We believe freediving is more than just a skill, it’s a journey of transformation, mastery, and connection. Our longer immersive programs give you the time, coaching, and in-water experience needed to become a confident, capable, and safe freediver. The result? Building good habits that last a lifetime. We are a freediving school that puts you at the centre. Every course, every dive, and every experience is designed to help you progress at your own pace with the best possible guidance.

The Maltese islands privde crystal-clear waters, surrounded by wrecks, caves, and mountainous marine landscapes. With our private RIB boat, we explore the most breathtaking dive sites; far from crowded tourist areas.

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Join us beneath the waves in Malta

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Why Join with Deep Med?

The Core

  • Knowledge first. Without knowledge, you’re nowhere in the water. We’re with you from land and in the water. Every step of the way.
  • Unique diving locations.The only freediving school with private boat access to Gozo’s most jaw-dropping underwater locations and dive sites
  • Longer format teachings.  We go deeper; not just in the water, but in the details that make you a better and safer diver.

The Vibe

  • Adventure freediving. Weekly fun diving with access to wrecks, caves & open-water sites on our own boat!
  • More Than Just a Certification. A progressive approach that focuses on skill, confidence and safety
  • Two divers per buoy max, Personalised Coaching. Providing the best comfort! No rushed classes, just real progress
  • A Freediving Family. Join a community of passionate freedivers at our training centre, with on-site accommodation & a freedivers play area!
  • Straight up, Bad-ass, Freediving Gangstas. Enough said!

Why Join with Deep Med?

Freediver descends in an open cave in Dwejra. One of Gozo's premier diving sites

Learn how to freedive with us

Whether a newbie or an experienced freediver who wishes to sharpen your freediving skills, we’ve got you covered with daily workshops and more personalized coaching and attention. In addition, we follow and certify Molchanovs, the most up to date education system with a unique approach to freedive training.

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Freediving instructor Fabrice with his students taking a selfie.

Willow

November 07, 2024
Amazing time in gozo with deepmed. Fabrice is a such a patient, attentive coach and can pick up on small things you would never notice, which make all the difference to your freediving. Dawid really knows his stuff and is lovely too...
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Freediving instructor Fabrice taking a selfie with Chris, one of his past students.

Kuan

September 21, 2024
I took the beginner course (Wave 1) with Fabrice and it was fun. I learnt so much about freediving and relaxation. The way of Fabrice's teaching is interesting and easy to understand. You can feel safe and at the same time have much fun during the diving sessions...
Freediving student of Deep Med ascending along the line

Katja

October 20, 2024
I had a great time at Deepmed. We startet the day with some strech and yoga in a nice park, which was a great warm up before the dive. The dive sessions were just incredible, in 5 diving days, we had 5 different diving spots and each one was just amazing...
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Deep Med's student, Lara, posing for the camera for her review of the school

Gemmy G

October 01, 2024
Fab and Dav are a A team - passionate, great fun, while superbly meticulous, professional and exceptionally skilled at coaching! I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect in terms of what I’d be able to do, considering that I am recovering from a burnout - yet, Fab’s coaching offered confidence....
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Freediving in Malta. Where it all began

Fabrice, the founder and head coach of Deep Med, began his journey in the waters of Malta long before building a school in Gozo. As a child, he was always in the sea, diving down for stones, and developing a quiet connection to the water.

Roughly ten years ago, he completed his first beginner freediving course, which shifted everything. For four years, he explored Malta’s coastline.diving wrecks like Tug 2, swimming along reef walls, and enjoying the clear Mediterranean visibility. At the time, freediving in Malta offered the perfect foundation: easy shore access, good conditions, and a convenient base in southern Europe.

But over time, things changed. Malta grew busier, dive sites became crowded, and peace underwater became harder to find. The freedom and stillness that first drew him into the sport started to fade.

This led Fabrice to look beyond. Across the channel, Gozo offered something Malta no longer could; depth, space, and quiet. The transition felt natural, and ultimately, it became the place to start something new.

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Freediving in Malta. Where it all began

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Freediving in Gozo: Home

When Fabrice moved to Gozo, it wasn’t just a change of scenery, it was a return to what freediving had always meant to him. Gozo offered everything Malta had lost: space, stillness, and a raw, untouched beauty that felt perfectly aligned with the sport.

Freediving in Gozo meant diving into clear, deep waters just metres from shore, exploring submerged caves and arches, and finding shelter on the island’s lee side when the wind picked up. The environment shaped the experience; more focused, more peaceful, and more in tune with nature.

With its laid-back rhythm, minimal boat traffic, and stunning underwater topography, Gozo felt like the natural choice to build something permanent. Fabrice founded Deep Med here not just because the conditions were ideal, but because the island itself supported the kind of freediving that was about more than performance. It was about presence.

Since then, other schools began to follow, drawn by the same advantages. But for Fabrice, Gozo had already become home. A place where freediving felt effortless, immersive, and fully alive.

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Freediving in Gozo: Home

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The Deep Med Difference

Freediving isn’t about depth, certifications or ticking boxes, it’s about awareness, control, and feeling pleasure from every dive. True safety comes when you have the time, space, and guidance to develop confidence that lasts a lifetime.

At Deep Med, we believe learning should be stress-free, progressive, and deeply ingrained. Through knowledge, practice, and repetition, our training ensures that safety isn’t just something you know. It’s something you feel.

  • Develop genuine underwater awareness. Where every dive feels natural and controlled
  • Progress at your own pace. Overcoming challenges without pressure
  • Achieve deeper, more relaxed dives. Moving with ease and confidence
  • Master equalisation & breath-holds. With repetition and guided practice
  • Train with a personalised approach. We observe your challenges and build on your strengths
  • Build day by day. Each session meaningfully reinforces the last

By the end, safety isn’t just a skill, it’s second nature.

The Deep Med Difference

Freedivers crusing along the Gozo coast

Top freediving sites in Europe’s best: Malta and Gozo

With close to 300 days of sunshine throughout the year, crystal clear waters with visibility of up to thirty metres and warm water temperature, the Maltese Islands are a top freediving destination in the heart of Europe. Home to some of the most impressive diving spots in the Mediterranean, freediving can take place near wrecks, bays and breathtaking cliff edges with dramatic drops.

We will use Malta for excursion days, to visit wrecks & other underwater adventures.

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Deep Med's freediving philosophy

Quality over Speed

Freediving is about feeling at home in the water, not rushing to hit numbers or pass a test. Mastery comes from learning, refining, and applying skills naturally, not from pressure or artificial targets. That’s why at Deep Med, we take a slow, progressive approach, allowing your body and mind to align for real, lasting progress. Ultimately, this builds good habits from the get go!

We don’t push depth goals or force certifications. Instead, we meet you where you are, encourage your natural potential, and celebrate genuine progress at your own pace. Whether it’s your first breath-hold or your deepest dive yet, we ensure you develop skills properly and confidently.

True freediving can’t be rushed, which is why we recommend at least, a minimum of one week of training with rest days in between. This gives you the time to:

  • Absorb new techniques and skills without pressure
  • Put them into practice with high qualified guidance
  • Experience freediving the way it’s meant to feel

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Deep Med's freediving philosophy

Freediver surfacing in the Maltese waters, with his arm above his head, just before surfacing.

Why Gozo?

With its laid-back way of life, peace and tranquility, coupled with its stunning underwater scenery that includes submerged caves, arches and tunnels and a fascinating marine life, Gozo was the obvious location for us to open up shop.

Deep Med's instructors posing with a nice smile by a freediving buoy with blue skies.

Easy to navigate

At just 67 square kilometres, Gozo is the perfect size to explore, making moving from diving spot to diving spot effortless, while the island’s shape almost always makes for calm conditions.

Magnificent diving

The island is full of secret beaches and picturesque valleys, while its clean coast, underwater visibility and jaw-dropping aquatic scenery like the infamous Blue Hole makes the island every freedivers’ paradise.

Free diving all year round

With water temperature maintaining a steady 20 degrees even during the coldest of winter months means that freediving can be enjoyed any time of the year.

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Meet your freediving instructor

Deep Med’s owner, Fabrice, is enthusiastic about the sea both off and on land. Born in Malta & exposed to the sea from day 1, his earliest and happiest memories are his playful adventures in the water. Throughout his teenage years he took up sailing and started a career in the Maritime industry as a navigation Officer.

As time progressed, a deeper connection with the sea developed through the art of breath-hold. A connection he wishes to pass onto you through his methods of teaching.

After many years facilitating hundreds of students, Fabrice discovered that it is imperative to spend more time in the water, no matter the level of freediving. Deep Med’s longer programmes create a safe and relaxed space to learn skills properly and effectively.

Fabrice enjoys depth diving as well as the recreational side; exploring coastlines, freediving wrecks, cave diving and swim-throughs! Fabrice will do his best to immerse you into his world through Deep Med’s experience.

During the winter months, he recharges by getting back into fitness, cold water swimming, deep-dive training whilst also broadening his equalization knowledge and teaching skill-set.

Meet your freediving instructor

Deep MEd's owner and instructor, Fabrice Bonello Dupuis, smiling on a boat.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Is Malta good for freediving?

    Freediving in Malta is one of the best freediving destinations in Europe. With crystal-clear visibility, warm waters, and year round access to some great dive sites! Malta’s sister island, Gozo, is the real gem. Thanks to its unique shape and compact size, Gozo offers natural shelter from the wind, making conditions ideal most days of the year. It’s got unlimited depth just a short swim from shore Whether you’re just starting out or ready to level up, we run freediving beginner courses in Malta and Gozo, designed to get you confident, calm, and going deeper.

  • What is Freediving?

    Also known as apnea diving and breath-hold diving, freediving is a form of underwater diving that relies on breath-holding rather than using breathing apparatus such as scuba gear.

  • How old is the discipline of freediving?

    Freediving was practiced in ancient cultures to collect food, harvest resources and to help during military campaigns. In Ancient Greece, breath-holding divers would descend to depths of up to 30 metres to collect sponges, while in Japan, ama divers collected pearls.

  • What are the top health benefits of freediving?

    From increased oxygen efficiency through the activation of our body’s mammalian dive reflex and improved lung functionality to achieving flexibility and better overall fitness, freediving can also serve as a great stress-reliever.

  • What is Molchanovs?

    The Molchanovs Movement is a global community of passionate, active freedivers with access to the latest freediving education, training, workouts and challenges, while the Molchanovs Freediving Education programme is based on the learning philosophy and expertise of top freedivers like Natalia and Alexey Molchanov.

  • How much freediving courses in Malta cost?

    Freediving course prices in Malta vary depending on the course level, duration and school set up. At Deep Med, beginner courses start from €495, with accommodation packages and advanced coaching and personalised training. Our pricing is transparent, with no hidden fees. View our full price list here.

  • Do I need experience to take a beginner freediving course?

    No prior experience is needed! Our beginner freediving course is designed for complete newcomers, focusing on relaxation, safety, technique and more.  You’ll learn everything step by step, with expert guidance in both theory and in-water training.

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