Discover Freediving with COMO Maalifushi

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For Fahd Faiz — President of the Maldives Freediving Association, world-record holder in static apnea, and the guiding hand behind COMO Maalifushi’s new freediving programme — the ocean has always been a place of quiet belonging. “Being Maldivian, we are always connected to a marine environment,” he says. “From a young age we learn to hold our breath diving, going spear fishing, catching octopus, or simply playing in the water with friends. But freediving is something different altogether. It’s about pushing past your comfort zone and discovering new depths — both literally and metaphorically.”

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• He holds a world record in static apnea — a freediving discipline where a person holds their breath underwater for as long as possible while remaining completely still — and is currently President of the Maldives Freediving Association.
• In 2015 he founded Freedive Maldives, the country’s first locally owned freediving centre.
• As the nation’s only PADI Instructor Trainer, Faiz has been central to developing both freediving education and marine conservation advocacy in the Maldives.
• In 2025, he worked with COMO Maalifushi to develop the resort’s freediving programme.
• For Fahd Faiz — President of the Maldives Freediving Association, world-record holder in static apnea, and the guiding hand behind COMO Maalifushi’s new freediving programme — the ocean has always been a place of quiet belonging.
• “Being Maldivian, we are always connected to a marine environment,” he says.
• “From a young age we learn to hold our breath diving, going spear fishing, catching octopus, or simply playing in the water with friends.
• But freediving is something different altogether.
• It’s about pushing past your comfort zone and discovering new depths — both literally and metaphorically.”.
• When Faiz left a career in aviation in 2015 to pursue freediving full-time, there were no instructors in the Maldives.

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