Molchanovs Lap/Wave 4 Instructor Requirements
To apply to become a Molchanovs Lap/Wave 4 Instructor and get students ready for competitive freediving, you will need to have:
- An active Lap/Wave 3 Instructor certification (or the equivalent from another agency)
- At least 1 year of teaching experience as a Lap/Wave 3 Instructor (or the equivalent from another agency)
- A minimum of 100 certifications (minimum 10 W2 and minimum 10 W3). T certifications and certifications from other agencies are counted as half a certification (e.g. 60 certifications from another agency are worth 30 Wave certifications).
Performance Requirements
Successful candidates need to meet all of the following basic requirements, and need to pick one power requirement for L4I and W4I each:
Basic requirements
Men
W4I
- FIM & CWT (with monofin) 65m (213ft) with monofin
- CWTB 60m (197ft)
- CNF 50m (164ft)
- Rescue 35m (115ft) + Surface Tow 50m
L4I
- DYN (with monofin) 140m (459ft)
- DYNB 120m (394ft)
- DNF 110m (361ft)
- STA 5’00”
Women
W4I
- CWT with monofin 60m (197ft)
- CWTB 53m (174ft)
- FIM 50m (164ft)
- CNF 40m (131ft)
- Rescue 35m (115ft) + Surface Tow 50m
L4I
- DYN with monofin 120m (393ft)
- DYNB 105m (344ft)
- DNF 90m (295ft)
- STA 4’45”
Power Requirements
Successful L4I candidates need to meet one pool power requirement, and for W4I, additionally one open water requirement
Men
W4I
- CWT with monofin 80m (262ft)
- FIM 75m (246ft)
- CWTB 70m (230ft)
- CNF 60m (197ft)
L4I
- DYN with monofin 175m (574ft)
- DYNB 145m (475ft)
- DNF 135 (443ft)
- STA 6’00”
Women
W4I
- CWT with monofin 72m (236ft)
- FIM 65m (213ft)
- CWTB 63m (207ft)
- CNF 45m (148ft)
L4I
- DYN with monofin 145m (476ft)
- DYNB 130m (427ft)
- DNF 110m (361ft)
- STA 5’30”
Note that these are minimum performance requirements, and the expectation is that L/W3I candidates should be able to meet these standards in a reasonably comfortable manner and with good form.