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NO FINS, NO WORRIES

YES! SUPERCHARGE MY NO FINS TODAY
 
Dive deep into the DNF (Dynamic No Fins) training - learn to maintain a training diary, set meaningful goals, improve your technique, and get advice from a freediving coach no matter where you are in the world! Great! But before you do - ask yourself...

Is this the right path for you?

 

  • Do you need more than 30 seconds or 4 strokes to cover 25m?

  • Do you love No Fins, but still struggle to fully enjoy your dives?

  • Is your training starting to feel dull and repetitive?

  • Do you lack a clear plan, structure, or motivation?

  • Does CNF (Constant Weight No Fins) feel like way too much effort?

  • Do you feel like you have to “push through” to perform?

  • Are you willing to invest time and energy into identifying and eliminating your weakness 

If you answered YES to any of these, then NO FINS, NO WORRIES is exactly what you’ve been waiting for, my friend!

No Fins, No Worries is NOT for you if...

  • You’re looking for a quick fix or “magic trick” instead of putting in consistent practice.

  • You don’t enjoy training — in or out of the water — and aren’t willing to commit even a little time each week.

  • You’re not open to self-reflection or tracking your progress (because journaling and awareness are part of the process).

  • You only care about numbers and distances, not about learning how to enjoy the journey and improve holistically.

  • You haven't yet completed a freediving course

You can expect to: 

  • Eliminate weaknesses in your technique, strength, and mobility

  • Receive feedback and guidance directly from me whenever you reach out

  • Connect with a supportive freediving community and stay motivated

  • Set up your own training sessions — in the pool and on land — to reach your goals

  • Improve your understanding of efficient training, not just for DNF but across all disciplines

  • Increase your CO₂ tolerance with purposeful exercises

  • Boost your performance, stamina, and overall fitness — both in and out of the water

  • Dive with more confidence — and more smiles 🙂

 

Sample Lesson

Overcoming mobility of your hips, knees and ankles

Are you struggling with your kick or push off the wall? You’ll find this lesson especially useful. After identifying mobility limitations in earlier weeks, here we focus on overcoming them.

I’ll guide you through a variety of exercises — from easy to challenging — to help you explore and improve the range of motion needed for an efficient, powerful leg kick.

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HERE ARE THE MAIN TOPICS "NO FINS, NO WORRIES" COVERS:

Strength, Mobility & CO2 Tolerance

  • Use bodyweight exercises to build explosive power for DNF and CNF (Constant Weight No Fins) strokes
  • Incorporate DNF-specific high-intensity interval training in the water to build explosive power and endurance 
  • Enhance your aerobic CO2 capacity for increased power and faster recovery
  • Learn how to enhance your low O2 and anaerobic adaptation
  • Strengthen and lengthen your lungs and breathing muscles

DNF and specially CNF (Constant No Fins) requires unique muscle engagement and joint use compared to other pool disciplines.

I’ll guide you in building specific strength and mobility, even without a gym, so you can gracefully move through the water with a smile on your face :)

Technique

  • Identify and improve your weaknesses like your mobility or strength
  • Develop explosive power through repetitions—no weights or wetsuit needed
  • Learn to listen to the feedback the water gives you. Let the water be your teacher, and me your guide.
  • Become efficient and strong yet conserving energy by utilising "soft power"

DNF involves more than perfecting arm pulls or leg kicks. Inefficient wall push-offs, incorrect buoyancy, and poor timing can all negatively affect your performance.

I’ll guide you in addressing these factors and working specifically with your body to achieve the best possible outcome.

Mindset

  • Ask yourself: Are your goals ego-driven (distance, numbers) or heart-driven (enjoyment, adventure, soft power, mental strategy, preparation)?
  • Learn to direct your "inner voice" for optimal performance
  • Plan and execute your training with a sense of enjoyment and purpose

Where the mind goes, the body follows. A training mindset focuses on growth—directing your attention to daily improvements—while also embracing the importance of letting go, softening, and knowing when to take a break to recover.

Consistency is key, and the journey is much smoother with proper guidance from an experienced coach. My own freediving performance skyrocketed after I began training with "Coach of the Champions," Martin Zajac (pictured in Egypt) in 2024.

Training for Performance

  • Learn how to plan your freedive training as an athlete 
  • Discover how dry training compliments your pool sessions
  • Understand the importance of recovery 
  • Learn to set up and maintain a training diary

This course is designed for freedivers at all levels, whether you're aiming to compete in DNF or CNF or simply want to train more effectively.

You'll have the flexibility to customise your training to address your specific strengths and weaknesses.

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Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.

Choose Your Investment:

PAYMENT PLAN

USD $499

3 monthly payments of $166

      • NO FINS, NO WORRIES Course + Community
      • Over 60 educational videos on the art of No Fins — featuring slow-motion underwater footage so you can see every detail like never before
      • Access to the worldwide community of freedivers via purpose-built platform
      • 1-hour monthly group call with me and course participants
      • Daily check-ins to keep you supported and on track
      • Weekly challenges to build confidence and consistency
      • Underwater video assessment
      • Resources – Tables, Training Diary
      • Mobile app access for the community
      • 1-year full access
      • 14-day money back guarantee
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Waiting for the "perfect time"?

 
THE PERFECT TIME IS NOW

 I get it — life gets busy. But here’s the truth: the perfect moment may never come.

The real progress begins when you commit and dive in.

This is your chance to invest in your passion — to grow, to be challenged, and to connect more deeply with yourself in the water.

By the end, you’ll feel more confident across every freediving discipline — not just No Fins.

Train smart, dive smooth, powerful and free.

 

 

SEE WHAT'S INSIDE NO FINS, NO WORRIES

ONE TIME PAYMENT

USD $399

Pay in full

      • NO FINS, NO WORRIES Course + Community
      • Over 60 educational videos on the art of No Fins — featuring slow-motion underwater footage so you can see every detail like never before
      • Access to the worldwide community of freedivers via purpose-built platform
      • 1-hour monthly group call with me and course participants
      • Daily check-ins to keep you supported and on track
      • Weekly challenges to build confidence and consistency
      • Underwater video assessment
      • Resources – Tables, Training Diary
      • Mobile app access for the community
      • 1-year full access
      • 14-day money back guarantee
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What's Inside No Fins, No Worries

Curious about what the course looks like on the inside?

This short video walks you through the structure, lessons, and tools I’ve created to help you grow as a freediver. Take a look and get a feel for how the program flows, what you’ll be learning each week, and how it can support your journey toward smoother, more powerful No Fins dives.

 

How does it work?

When you join No Fins, No Worries, you’re not just getting a course — you’re joining a supportive community of freedivers all working to improve and grow in No Fins.

To get the most out of the program, I recommend:

      • At least two pool sessions per week
      • A few 30-minute land-based sessions to build strength, mobility, and mindset

The course is designed to be step-by-step. You’ll learn, implement, and practice each phase before moving on. This approach creates lasting change in your technique, mindset, and performance.

And yes - we will be talking about DNF but DNF stands for DYNAMI NO FINS, not Did Not Finish!
    • By the end of the course, you won’t just feel more confident in DNF — know exactly how to structure and sustain purposeful pool training across any discipline.

What’s included?

  • 60+ easy-to-follow instructional videos filmed in the pool, underwater, and on land — delivered over 12 weeks — covering safety, technique, mobility, strength, CO₂ training, mindset, and more.

  • Community of like-minded freedivers around the world

  • Weekly live sessions with me where you can ask questions, get answers, and overcome challenges.s

  • Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced options for both pool and land training sessions.

  • Underwater videos with commentary and footage of my training sessions, so you can see techniques in action

  • Step-by-step guidance on setting up effective training sessions.

  • Detailed lessons for every aspect of Dynamic No Fins (DNF): push-off, glide, arm stroke, kick, and turns.

  • Underwater video assessments for personalised feedback.

  • Insights into CO₂ & hypoxic training, with practical ways to apply them.

  • App and gear recommendations to support your progress.

  • Weekly challenges to keep you motivated and consistent.

This is not just a course — it’s a blueprint to elevate your training and redefine your freediving as you know it

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

 

Michaela cuts through the bullshit and gives it to you straight. What it takes to get DNF or CNF right. Too many of us focus on the wrong things. Michaela gets it. She focused on the wrong things, too. Until she didn't. Now she teaches others what she learned the hard way.

 

David King (Australia)

I am delighted with the course. Since I started freediving, it is the first course I have done where I feel that I am going to really learn. The fact that in the first lessons you have to take the tests seemed essential to me so as not to take anything for granted. You are a great athlete and a great teacher/communicator.

Liliana (Spain)

Thank you for Week 2 program. I was so excited waking up this morning and checking on the new content:) Big shout out. It is really amazing what you have created.

Melissa (Switzerland)

I cannot thank you enough for this course, it was beyond my expectations, I learned a lot and enjoyed it a lot! 

Daniela (Brazil)

I've tried the stroke without suit and weights as you said. It was really hard to keep my balance but now I know what to work on.

Kyugnhun (South Korea)

Michaela had already been inspiring me for a long time with her impeccable DNF technique, so when she announced her online course, I was truly excited to sign up. It promised to be for both beginners and people with DNF experience, and being one of the latter, I can only say she did an excellent job providing just that. Whether you’re about to begin your DNF journey or, like me, have been practicing it for years, you’ll benefit not only from the content in the videos but also from her direct weekly feedback. Recommending it 10/10.

Lisa (Australia)

This is the best course on the market for improving your DNF.

Artyom (Australia)

 Michaela is a wealth of knowledge and an excellent educator. She has such a grounded + well rounded approach to freediving. I've learned heaps from her No Fins No Worries course, and my diving has improved dramatically! You can only learn so much "proper form", I had no idea there were so many ways to support my practice out of the water/or without weights and a suit! Would recommend this course to any diver who's keen to improve.

 

Tessa Ucchino (Australia)

MEET YOUR COACH

GUINNESS WR HOLDER WITH OVER 16 YEARS FREEDIVING EXPERIENCE

Hi! I’m Michaela

Freediving is my superpower and a way of life. I consider myself incredibly lucky to be able to do what I love and share it with others.

For over 10 years I’ve been ‘obsessed’ about the beauty, power and technicality of DNF - Dynamic No Fins. If you’re a freediver, you’ll agree that DNF (Dynamic No Fins), and specially CNF (Constant Weight No Fins) are the most difficult disciplines to execute because they are so pure. There is nowhere to hide and there are no fins to propel you forward, just your own body.

I still remember the day, about 15 years ago, when I first tried DNF in the pool in Sydney. I kicked but ended up moving backwards, and despite pulling with my arms, my legs didn’t seem to contribute much. Does that sound familiar?

So, how did I get from there to effortlessly doing a beautiful 150m DNF dives and setting a World Record by completing 101 x 25m DNF laps in one hour? I tested and refined countless techniques, methods, and approaches through thousands of laps and land drills.

Now, I’m ready to share this knowledge with you. Let me show you how to progress and find immense satisfaction in performing smooth, powerful, and effortless DNF. I won’t sugarcoat it—the journey won’t be easy, but it will be worth it!

HELPING YOU TO TRAIN SMARTER, AND TRULY ENJOY THE PROCESS.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE

I want you to experience the No Fins, No Worries course and see its impact on your training without any risk. You can join the course with complete peace of mind and determine if it’s the right fit for you. If it’s not, simply email me within 14 days of starting the course, and I’ll issue a full refund, no questions asked.

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STILL HERE?

Hold your breath with me as I glide through 100 metres in just 8 strokes.
Mastering Dynamic No Fins (DNF) is where mind and body align — each stroke a moment of joy, propelling you deeper with smoothness and power.

That video is now 3 years old and has over 4.7 million views!!!
But my mission has evolved: I’m now training to complete the most beautiful 150m+ DNF competition dive — inside and out.

Follow along and see how I get there. â˜ș

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