About us

Alice

Equalization Academy

First Andrea Zuccari's partner and then his wife, I saw the birth and the growth of Andrea's passion for the physiology of the human body from the freediver's point of view, especially for equalization.

Andrea had a particular flair for apnea and equalization: he equalized without asking himself how this mechanism worked. I, on the other hand, although I had been a diving instructor for years, had huge problems with equalization. When I asked him “but how do you equalize?”, his answer was: “Ali, I don't know, it's like explaining to someone how you move a finger: you just move it!”

From there, out of love for me and to be able to explain to me how to equalize, he began his studies, which led him to become one of the world's greatest experts on the ear and on equalization, and to start his “child”, Equalization Academy.

For years he held courses and workshops all over the world, getting great results with beginners and experienced freedivers alike. His knowledge grew every year thanks to continuous study and discussions with doctors and experts, tests in hyperbaric chambers and with otolaryngologists, and his curiosity and passion, which led him to continuous discoveries. He invented new exercises, also with the help of speech therapy and of tools such as the Otovent, and created new methods to explain this difficult subject in the simplest and most intuitive way.

It would be impossible to leave in the shadows all the knowledge and expertise he created. That is why I decided to carry on his school, Equalization Academy.

Alberto Porcu

Freediving instructor and coach

• FIPSAS 2nd degree indoor and outdoor freediving instructor
• FIPSAS indoor and outdoor freediving coach
• Instructor of basic swimming activities
• Member of the FIPSAS exam committee for 1st and 2nd degree instructor courses, where I take care of all their training and skills on equalization
• DAN EqualEasy instructor for all 3 modules: basic, scuba and freediver

I have organized and taken part in 11 Equalization Academy workshops with Andrea, of all levels.

In 2021 I created Deeply Asinara (4 dates every summer), a full-immersion workshop entirely dedicated to equalization, with theory and practice in the water. Since 2022 one of the 4 dates has been personally led by Andrea.

With DAN I organized and taught several EqualEasy freediver courses, certifying 135 students. Outside the EqualEasy program I held workshops, mainly in Sardinia, where I supervised and certified about 100 students.

Alessandro Vigo

SSI Freediving Instructor Trainer

In 2014 I became an SSI freediving instructor and, after gaining teaching experience with another school, in 2016 I founded my own freediving center, Deep Waters Milano ASD. Three years later I became an SSI Freediving Instructor Trainer and started teaching professional instructor courses too.

In 2017 I started working with Andrea Zuccari, completing the EqualEasy by DAN instructor course. That was the beginning of a really fruitful professional relationship, in which I was able to learn both as a student and as an instructor. I assisted Andrea in several workshops, consolidating my skills on equalization, from the first modules up to the complete course on the most advanced techniques of the Equalization Academy path, the brand created by Andrea to study and teach equalization.

I have always admired the level of detail of Andrea's studies and the simplicity of his exercises, which greatly improve the success rate of students. I am honored to help Andrea's wonderful work continue to be shared, following the principles we have always believed in: awareness and simplicity.