First to Freedive Beyond 100 Meters CWT/FIM
12x World Record Holder - Freediving Coach - Instructor Trainer
Calendar
NOV
WAVE1 Beginner Course
La Paz BCS - Mexico, NOV 08 - 10th
WAVE2 Advanced Course
La Paz BCS - Mexico, NOV 8 - 11th
Wildlife Expedition Mag Bay
Baja California - Mexico, NOV 24 - 26th, 2024
VIDEO
DECEMBER
WAVE1 Beginner Course
La Paz BCS - Mexico, DEC 7 - 9th
Wildlife Expedition Mag Bay
Baja California - Mexico, DEC 13 - 15th, 2024
VIDEO
FEB 2025
Freediving Cenote Retreat & Beginners Course
Yucatan - Mexico, FEB 22 - 26th
MAR 2025
WAVE2 Advanced Course
Yucatan - Mexico, FEB 27 - MAR 7th
Cenote Deep Camp
Yucatan - Mexico, March 1 - 7th 2025
MAY 2025
Mobula Rays & Wildlife Explorations
La Ventana BCS - Mexico
MAY 8 - 12th
MAY 22 - 26th
VIDEO
OCT 2025
Baja Deep Camp
La Paz BCS - Mexico, OCT 5 - 11th
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Join Carlos and Petra on epic boutique adventures worldwide.
Our mind-blowing experiences cater to all levels of freediving expertise. Extraordinary videos & photos are always included
Wildlife Expeditions Mag Bay
Oceanic adventure in the wild Pacific Ocean where the legendary sardine run happens!
Whales, marlins, dolphins, and sea lions are usual encounters.
Magdalena Bay, Baja Carlifornia - Mexico
NOV 24 - 26th
DEC 13 - 15th
video
Freediving Cenotes Retreat
Freediving Cenote Retreat
Learn-Self discover-Explore
Including WAVE1 Beginner Course
Merida-Yucatan FEB 22-26th
video
Cenotes Deep Camp
Immerse yourself in an extraordinary Freediving Retreat with Carlos Coste and his team in the enchanting Yucatan Cenotes!
Deep Camp (March 1 - 7th)
Optional Advanced Course WAVE2
Join the entire plan or pick your preference
video
Mobula Explorations
Freedive with hundreds of Mobula rays, it´s unforgettable!
MAY 8 - 12th, 2025
MAY 22 - 26th, 2025
La Ventana - Mexico, May - June 2025
video
Baja Deep Camp
Train and experience personal coaching from Carlos Coste legendary freediver, and Petra Oberucova, expert master instructor.
La Paz - Mexico, October 5 - 11th 2025
video
Carlos is a passionate teacher with excellent communication skills who goes out of his way to help his students reach new boundaries.Carlos and his team offer all level courses & training options in Blue Classroom, his top-tier, fun training center located in Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean.Carlos' experience competing to break the 100m barrier in CWT and FIM disciplines made him an expert in equalization & visualization techniques to control both mind and body during deep dives.Carlos has a wealth of experience in competition and remarkable teaching skills. In over 16 years of teaching, he has fine-tuned his teaching methods to guide his students to reach new levels physically and mentally.
Carlos and his team offer in-person and online coaching programs for intermediate, master, and professional freedivers.
Biography
Carlos Coste was born in Caracas, Venezuela on February 2, 1976, the oldest of three children.“My name is Carlos Augusto, but they called me Carlos Angustia (Anguish) because of the headache I caused my family. I was a mischievous, restless and curious child and certainly kept everyone on their toes.“As a child, Carlos often spent weekends and holidays in the countryside or by the sea. Places like Rio Chico, Altagracia de Orituco, Carmen de Uria, and Cerro El Avila were his playground.Even as a child, he was always attracted to nature and open spaces and his parents (Nora and Carlos Eduardo) were never controlling and allowed him the freedom to explore and experiment with everything that interested him.One thing that fascinated him, in particular, was reading his old man's books, of which he had many interesting ones."I remember one with 3-D maps of the Venezuelan coast and sea that showed me to appreciate its different depths at an early age. I also loved a book on volcanoes! Any of those Discovery Channel-type nature books or Jacques Cousteau documentaries caught my attention and are part of what kept my mind restless."As he grew up, his curiosity grew and he spent a lot of time exploring different hobbies such as astronomy, climbing, rugby and judo. Eventually, these activities all led him to finally discover freediving."I think that all that curiosity and restlessness that I felt in my childhood and adolescence are what led me to look for and eventually find my true passion. I think the same thing happens to a lot of people: they begin a career only to realize that it is not their true passion. But if you allow yourself to search and play around with some other activities, you may find what you are really destined for, where your talent lies. I was lucky to find it!
Early Career
Legendary world-class freediver and multiple world record-holder. Carlos discovered apnea diving in 1997.His first years learning freediving were in Venezuela, where he started a very intense and passionate exploration of his potential in breath-hold diving.It was a very self-taught start in Venezuela (1996-1999), as the knowledge about freediving was extremely limited. But his curiosity and passion push him to discover techniques and experiment with them, to be able to reach 60m depths in less than three years without any international learning experience.Carlos started in the University Underwater Activities Club (CASA-UCV, Caracas), where he learned the fundamentals and became part of a community of spearfishermen and sport divers. Coste started training in parallel Spearfishing & Freediving every week.
Competition Years
In 2000 Carlos participated in his 1st International Freediving Competition (Niza Freediving TEAM World Cup), where the Venezuelan TEAM won the Bronze medal between 29 countries. It meant a big push to Carlos´s motivation and clearly to the whole team.From this point Carlos's career kicked off, he became a pioneer, the first freediver to pass the 100m barrier in non-assisted disciplines (CWT and FIM). The challenge is on, pushing limits beyond standards, breaking records in Altitude and Caves.
Accident & Recovery
During a -182m depth training dive in September 2006 in the No Limits discipline, Carlos had a serious accident (air embolism in the cerebellum). He completed the 182m dive training to break the NLT WR at that moment (183m), reach the surface, surface protocol OK, but started to feel strong symptoms.Carlos received intense recovery treatment, including Hyperbaric Medicine and physiotherapy/training for months to allow him to get back into the competitive and WR arena.His recovery was not an individual work, it was a TEAM effort that included doctors, family, sponsors, and friends during those difficult times.In 2007 Carlos restarted his competitive career, having new WR and adventures.
Today
Since 2014 was living in Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean where he become Instructotr Trainer and founded two freediving schools.From 2023, he is leaving Bonaire to create a brand new Freediving Explorations project together with his partner Petra Oberucova in Mexico.
Achievements
Over the course of Carlos' twenty-six-year career, he pushed the boundaries of Freediving while amassing Guinness Accolades, documentary fame and Sporting World Records.
2000
Carlos First International Competition Bronze Medal Team World Cup - Nice, France
2002
A LEGEND WAS BORN
-93m AIDA WR (Free Immersion)
-90m AIDA WR (Constant Weight)
-AIDA Team World Cup Kona-Hawaii Gold Medal
2003
AN INTERNATIONAL STREAK
THE FIRST FREEDIVER TO SURPASS 100M IN FREE IMMERSION
-101m AIDA & Guinness WR (Free Immersion)
-61m WR (Constant No Fins)
2004
BEYOND LIMITS
FIRST FREEDIVER TO SURPASS 100M IN CWT
-102m AIDA & Guinness WR (Constant Weight)
-135m AIDA WR (Variable Weight)
2005
AIDA WORLD CHAMPION
-105m AIDA WR (Constant Weight), video
First Place AIDA Individual World Championship.
2007
COMEBACK
-103m AIDA WR (Constant Weight)
Third Place AIDA Individual World Championship
2008
ONE MORE FOR THE REPERTOIRE
-109m WR (Free Immersion)
2009
-110m AIDA Panamerican (Constant Weight)
-215m AIDA Panamerican (Dynamic Fins)
-7min10sec AIDA National Record (Static Apnea). World Championship in Denmark
2010
150m Guinness Record “Longest dive (Dynamic Apnea) in an underwater cave” Dos Ojos Cenote in Mexico. video
2011
ONE MORE FOR THE REPERTOIRE
Silver Medallist AIDA World Championship 2011
-116m Panamerican (Constant Weight) video
2014
-64m AIDA South American Record (Constant No Fins)
2016
Longest distance swam underwater with one breath using fins (Guinness Record, 2016)
-69m CNF South American Record in Bonaire AIDA Ranking Competition. video