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Meet Andrew

Andrew Ryzebol can hold his breath for over 8 minutes and is the only Master Instructor in Ontario with a wealth of teaching experience at various levels. He has been freediving since 2011, and a certified Instructor since 2017, qualified to teach AIDA 1 through AIDA 4. 

Andrew competes and coaches regularly in Canadian freediving competitions and is a national depth champion with multiple provincial records. He is always excited to help freedivers achieve their goals and learn new skills. He began freediving on the Great Lakes and was certified in the cold Canadian waters. Over the years, he has developed expertise on local Ontario dive sites and conditions. Andrew freedives year round in Canada, which provides unique experiences and challenges with each season.

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Andrew loves spearfishing, underwater photography & videography with his buddy Geoff Coombs and wife Lilly Ryzebol. His interests outside of freediving include surfing, snowboarding, soccer, climbing, canoe camping... Anything outdoors!

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​Meet Lilly

Lilly Ryzebol is a competitive 1x Canadian National Record Holder and is a certified Assistant Instructor through AIDA. 

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Freediving helped Lilly overcome her fear of the water from a drowning incident as a child in Indonesia.

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Lilly fell in love for the water after losing her mother to cancer. Diving has brought comfort and freedom to Lilly’s life as she was grieving her loss, and it has allowed her to enjoy the amazing creations found underwater. Her passion for travel has opened many opportunities to dive shipwrecks, caves, underwater mazes and of course ice diving with her husband Andrew... all with just one breath.

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Lilly has been freediving since 2017, and a certified Assistant Instructor since 2019. Her hobbies include climbing, longboarding, SUP, watercolour and playing the piano. Best of all she loves being a stay at home mommy!

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Meet Noah

Noah Deszca is an award-winning underwater photographer and is a certified Assistant Instructor through AIDA. 

He discovered freediving in 2013 while living in the Dutch Caribbean and continued plunging into Canadian waters, from the Juan de Fuca Strait to the St. Lawrence Estuary and many places in-between.

Focused on recreational freediving and shipwrecks, Noah is very knowledgeable of local Ontario dive sites and was part of the first team to freedive the S.S. Wexford in Lake Huron.

With Lilly as his first dive buddy, Noah values his friendship with both Lilly and Andrew and shares their love for helping people unlock their potential to explore the watery depths one breath at a time.

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