KAILUA-KONA — Legendary freediver Jacques Mayol could dive hundreds of feet in one, single breath and was fascinated with dolphins and the mysteries of life under the ocean. Directed by Lefteris ...

Jacques Mayol, freediver: born Shanghai 1927; died Elba, Italy 23 December 2001. In 1976 the freediver Jacques Mayol was the first man to dive below 100 metres on a single breath, defying ...

Jacques Mayol, the legendary breath-hold or free diver whose feats were chronicled in director Luc Besson’s 1988 film “The Big Blue,” has died of an apparent suicide. He was 74. Mayol was found dead ...

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From French director Luc Besson, this is perhaps the best film ever made about deep-sea free diving. See it at SBS On Demand. Released in 1988, The Big Blue is based on real-life free-diving frenemies ...

Record-setting free-dive champion Jacques Mayol, who inspired the film The Big Blue, committed suicide at his villa on the island of Elba. Record-setting free-dive champion Jacques Mayol, who inspired ...

Will we see anything more heartwarming at this year’s VIFF than archival footage of Jacques Mayol teaching a baby otter to swim? The animal itself seems mostly interested in chittering affectionately ...

«I love Montecristo intensely, this truly wild island in the Mediterranean, this natural reserve protected from the dirty hands of the Technological Man. It represents, for me, a symbol of purity and ...

JACQUES MAYOL, who has died in Elba aged 74, was one of the most remarkable divers of his generation; in 1983, aged 56, he set the world record by diving 347 ft (105 metres) with a single breath, a ...

Dolphin Man draws us into the world of Jacques Mayol, capturing his compelling journey and immersing viewers into the sensory and transformative experience of free-diving. From the Mediterranean to ...

Jacques Mayol (1 April 1927 – 22 December 2001) was a French diver and the holder of many world records in free diving. The 1988 film The Big Blue, directed by Luc Besson was inspired by his life ...