Team
Daniel Roettgermann
Lake Zurich, a rowboat, a missing anchor line and a memory - with a 15-year delay I became a freediver. As a child, holding my breath in competition against my father quickly became too easy and the fascination for the underwater world has always accompanied me. But except for a handful of scuba dives in the Mediterranean, there was unfortunately no water around. 15 years later I met Marco Melileo and a Freediving Instructors and Coache in Zurich. Since then Freediving is my passion. 396 training sessions and 3248 dives later Kaluna Freediving was born and a passion has become a hobby and profession at the same time. Freediving for me is a sport with physical and mental challenge, which allows me on my travels to explore the underwater world up close in the most remote corners of the world.- 2012 - Apnea Academy Level 3
- 2014 - SSI Freediving Instructor Level II
- 2016 - Apnea Academy Instructor
- 2016 - USZ Freediving Trainer
- 2017 - SSI Freediving Specialty Instructor - No Fin
- 2017 - SSI Freediving Specialty Instructor - Free Immersion
- 2017 - SSI Freediving Specialty Instructor - Monofin
- 2017 - SSI Freediving Specialty Instructor - Basic Spearfishing
- 2017 - SSI Freediving Specialty Instructor - Spearfishing Safty & Training
- 2017 - PSA/Phorcys Spearfishing Instructor
- 2018 - Emergency First Responder Instructor
- 2018 - PADI Freediving Instructor
- 2019 - DAN EqualEasy Instructor
- 2019 - DAN PBLSD + FirstAID Instructor
- 2019 - DAN Oxygen First Aid Instructor
- 2019 - Molchanov Instructor
'Valdy' - Waldemar Bruderer
My diving career began as a scuba diver at the Great Barrier Reef when I was in Australia for a few years on business. At that time, I was fascinated by the newspaper articles about Pipin and Pelizzari's deep world records in apnea diving, while I tried my first duck dives while snorkeling. About 10 years ago, after a freediving course in Southeast Asia, I was infected by the apnea virus. In Switzerland I learned from Marco Melileo at the USZ how to relax in the depth of the lake and thanks to him and Daniel from Kaluna Freediving I always improved. Whenever possible I spend time in the water and find apnea diving the ideal balance to long days at the office.
- 2018 - Apnea Academy Instructor
- 2019 - USZ Freediving Trainer 2022 - Molchanovs Instructor
Anna-Karina Schmitt
- 2019 - SSI Freediving Instructor Level II
- 2019 - Molchanovs Wave 2 Instructor
- 2020 - Yoga Instructor in the style Hatha & Kundalini Yoga
- 2021 - USZ Freediving Trainierin
Len Roth
I had always been interested in photography and videography, so it seemed like a natural fit to combine my passion for the ocean with my love for visual storytelling. In 2019, I then ultimately started to create the videos for Kaluna Freediving. It’s an incredible experience to be able to share my passion with a wider audience and to help others see the beauty and wonder of the ocean.
- 2020 - Kaluna Freediving Videographer/Photographer
- 2022 - Kaluna Freediving assistant Instructor
Dimitri von Arx
- 2020 - SSI Freediver Level 3
- 2023 - Kaluna Freediving assistant Instructor