APNEA GREEN - Key Persons


Arnaud Simons

After living for a while in Morocco where he worked for the Dutch embassy as a press and cultural affairs attaché, Arnaud resumed his studies in management, environment and development in Belgium then headed to Southeast Asia. He's since then been sharing his time between environmental projects and freediving. He became a freediving instructor late 2017 under Apnea Total, and then crossed over to AIDA a year later.

Elaina O'Brien

Elaina is an AIDA and SSI level 2 freedive and mermaid instructor from Ireland. She founded and developed the Eco Warrior Mermaid program, an organization that raises environmental awareness through art. The program focuses on environmental concerns and best practices among children and young adults by reaching them through mermaid-related activities. Elaina is an ocean advocate currently studying Coastal and Marine Management in Iceland. She is editorial coordinator and ambassador for the Arctic Youth Network and member of ORCireland. Sports enthusiast, lifeguard, outdoor adventurer, spinning and freediving instructor, Elaina is a national record holder with a static breath hold of over 6 minutes.

Jose Puma

Job Titles:
  • Instructor
Jose is a passionate freediving instructor, born and raised in the beautiful Northern Mindanao area. Jose provides free safety and freediving training to the spear fishers in Northern Mindanao.