Jacques Mayol (1 April 1927 – 22 December 2001) was a French diver and the holder of many world records in free diving.
Mayol's last deep dive followed in 1983 when he reached the depth of 105m, at the age of 56. == Dolphins == Mayol's fascination with dolphins started in 1955 when he was working as a commercial diver at an aquarium in Miami, Florida.
He was also instrumental in the development of scuba diving's octopus regulator, which was invented by Dave Woodward at UNEXSO around 1965–6.
Between 1966 and 1983, Mayol was eight times no-limits world champion.
Mayol described the fateful encounter in his book, "Homo Delphinus: The Dolphin Within Man". ==Career== At 49, he was the first free diver to descend to 100 meters (330 ft) on 23 November 1976; and when he was 56, he managed to descend to 105 meters.
In 1976 Mayol broke the 100m barrier with a no-limits 101m dive off Elba, Italy.
In 1981 he set a world record of 61m in the constant weight discipline, using fins.
Between 1966 and 1983, Mayol was eight times no-limits world champion.
Mayol's last deep dive followed in 1983 when he reached the depth of 105m, at the age of 56. == Dolphins == Mayol's fascination with dolphins started in 1955 when he was working as a commercial diver at an aquarium in Miami, Florida.
The 1988 film The Big Blue, directed by Luc Besson was inspired by his life story and that of his friend, Enzo Maiorca.
Croatian Goran Čolak holds the record for static apnea on pure oxygen at 23 minutes 1 second (June 2014). ==Film== The film The Big Blue, directed by Luc Besson in 1988, was inspired by his life story and the life story of the Italian diver Enzo Maiorca and their friendship.
Jacques Mayol (1 April 1927 – 22 December 2001) was a French diver and the holder of many world records in free diving.
Mayol was one of the screenwriters. Mayol was the subject of the 2017 documentary film Dolphin Man (L'Homme dauphin, sur les traces de Jacques Mayol), directed by Lefteris Charitos. ==Death== On 22 December 2001 at the age of 74, suffering depression, Mayol committed suicide by hanging himself at his villa in Elba, Italy.
Today the no-limits record stands at 253 m (Herbert Nitsch, June 2012).
Serbian Branko Petrović holds the record for Static Apnea at 11 minutes and 54 seconds (October 2014).
Croatian Goran Čolak holds the record for static apnea on pure oxygen at 23 minutes 1 second (June 2014). ==Film== The film The Big Blue, directed by Luc Besson in 1988, was inspired by his life story and the life story of the Italian diver Enzo Maiorca and their friendship.
Mayol was one of the screenwriters. Mayol was the subject of the 2017 documentary film Dolphin Man (L'Homme dauphin, sur les traces de Jacques Mayol), directed by Lefteris Charitos. ==Death== On 22 December 2001 at the age of 74, suffering depression, Mayol committed suicide by hanging himself at his villa in Elba, Italy.
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