Fathom Freedive
Fathom Freedive is a small freediving and spearfishing school in Jemeluk Bay, Amed, and it’s all we do. Almost everyone who walks through our door shares the same spark: the simple urge to swim down and see what’s there. Our job is to turn that spark into real skill, patiently and safely. With no more than three students per instructor, everyone gets proper attention, and because people learn fastest when they’re relaxed and enjoying themselves, we never rush or push. The best part of our day is seeing someone surface from a dive they didn’t think they could do, grinning.
Meet the Team
Sam
Founder
Sam started freediving and spearfishing in 2005, in the cold North Sea where he grew up. After a degree in Marine Biology, he left the UK for warmer waters, arriving in Amed in 2014 and opening Fathom Freedive in 2018. He has taught hundreds of people to freedive and created Bali's first spearfishing course. He is also an underwater photographer who practises yoga and qigong every day. He now mentors every instructor on the team.
Choky
Instructor
Choky grew up in the remote mountain jungles of Paniai, Papua, surrounded by wild nature. He started spearfishing in the clear waters of Cendrawasih Bay and is now a Molchanovs Wave 2, Apnea Total, and spearfishing instructor, with extensive sailing experience too.
Facility & Location
Fathom is in the village of Jemeluk, away from the main road and 2 minutes’ walk from the water.
Jemeluk Bay has the coral reef Amed is known for: shallow corals leading to a wall that drops to 30m and keeps going to 50m. It’s where we train and where we run our fun dives. Fathom is one of only three freediving schools right in the bay.
We have an air-conditioned classroom downstairs, an open-air one upstairs, hot and cold showers, and two guest rooms on site.
Jl. Raya Amed, Bunutan
Kec. Abang, Kabupaten Karangasem
Bali 80852, Indonesia