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  Jacques Mayol presented in Journal section
Jacques Mayol, holder of a dozen world breath-hold diving records, was the first man to descend to 100 meters (330 feet), a feat he accomplished in 1976.
Jacques born in 1927, died in Italy in December 2001 bringing to an end a life-long passion for diving and becoming one with nature and the sea.
Jacques Mayol was born in Shanghai in 1927.
www.newsfinder.org /site/more/jacques_mayol   (722 words)

  
 Jacques Mayol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jacques Mayol (April 1, 1927 – December 22, 2001) was the holder of many world records in free diving.
Jacques Mayol was a French national born in Shanghai, China.
On December 22, 2001, Mayol committed suicide by hanging himself in Elba, Italy, at the age of 74.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jacques_Mayol   (184 words)

  
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Som det säger i notisen i GP från julafton 2001 hängde han sig i sitt hem.
Jacques Mayol, the first man to hold his breath long enough to descend 100 meters under water, was found dead yesterday in his Mediterranean home.
Mayol predicts that within a couple of generations people will be able to swim at depths of 200 m and hold their breath for up to 10 minutes.
www.fridykning.se /arkiv/mayol.html   (750 words)

  
 Legendary Free Diver Mayol Dies
Sunday December 23, 2001 6:14 PM ET ROME (AP) - Jacques Mayol, the French diving legend who inspired the 1988 film ``The Big Blue,'' was found dead in his villa on the Italian island of Elba.
Mayol was known as the ``dolphin man'' for his feats in breath-hold diving.
Mayol, who was born in China to French parents, had been living in Italy.
www.divinghistory.com /mayol.htm   (205 words)

  
 Historical Diving Society | Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Jacques Mayol first encountered his life long companions, the dolphins, in the Red Sea.
His interest in them grew and he eventually became known to many divers as "the human dolphin." Jacques Mayol achieved fame as an elite apnea diver, and went on to become the first man to hold his breath long enough to descend to 100 meters under water.
Mayol suggested that within a couple of generations people will be able to swim at depths of 200 m and hold their breath for up to 10 minutes.
www.hds.org /mayol.html   (854 words)

  
 Homo Delphinus, The Dolphin Within Man by Idelson-Gnocchi Ltd. Publishing
Mayol is successful in producing a touching work that summarizes his life long romance with the aquatic world and his hopes and visions for the future.
Mayol covers a wide range of topics- and this is also one of the weaknesses of the book.
Jacques Mayol, holder of a dozen world breathhold diving records, was the first man to descend to 100 meters (330 feet), a feat he accomplished in 1976.
www.floridakeysdiving.net /stuff-1928649033.html   (976 words)

  
 Le Grand bleu / The Big Blue / 1998 / film review / Luc Besson/ Jean-Marc Barr / Jean Reno
Jacques Mayol and and Enzo Molinari are two men who have shared an intense passion for the sea since their childhood.
Meanwhile, Mayol is pursued by a young insurance clerk, Johanna, who is madly in love with him, although the young diver is unable to respond to her affections.
Jacques Mayol is overwhelmed by his love for the sea, longing for an alternative existence, whilst his girlfriend is equally obsessed with a very earthy desire which he cannot participate fully in.
frenchfilms.topcities.com /nf_Le_Grand_bleu_rev.html   (454 words)

  
 Jacques Mayol
He followed this with yet another record-breaking drop to 105 meters (346 feet) into the depths of the sea, this at the age of 56.
Jacques, born in 1927, died in Italy in December 2001, thus bringing to an end a life-long passion for diving and a strong and heartfelt dedication, becoming one with nature and the sea.
Jacques Mayol’s life was the subject of Luc Besson’s film “The Big Blue” (Le Grand Bleu), where actor Jean-Marc Barr’s character was based upon Jacques lifelong endeavor, a desire to become one with the ocean.
www.thejacquesmayol.com /JacquesMayol.htm   (195 words)

  
 FREE DIVING | DOLPHINS | Jacques Mayol & Le Grande Bleu | The Big Blue
In the late sixties Jacques Mayol and Maiorca achieved depths approaching 240 feet.
Mayol was sure that whatever protected them would also protect people.
In a typical experiment, Mayol descended to 150 feet and held his breath for nearly four minutes with a cardiac catheter inserted in his chest.
www.imaginify.org /environmentgallery/dolphin2.html   (395 words)

  
 THE BIG BLUE
JACQUES goes over to him, sees where he is pointing, the faint gleam of the coin underwater.
JACQUES rushes to the side of the boat and starts yelling down at his father.
DOCK - ON JACQUES At the end of the dock, JACQUES who is sitting on the edge of a hole which is cut in the ice, is putting a pair of gloves on.
www.dailyscript.com /scripts/thebigblue.html   (9727 words)

  
 The Dolphin Within Man   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Jacques Mayol is a world-famous diver widely acclaimed for his pioneering work in the field of deep breath-hold diving and for his historic, record-setting dive of 100 meters (330 feet) during a program of experimental and medical research in deep breath-hold diving in 1976.
Jacques Mayol's life was the subject of Luc Besson's film, "The Big Blue" (Le Grand Bleu), in which he was portrayed by actor Jean-Marc Barr.
Mayol is especially popular in Japan, where he now spends much of his time writing and producing documentary films, and, as a result, many Japanese people have interest in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
www.timespub.tc /Features/Archive/Summer2001/dolphin.htm   (3050 words)

  
 New Book from Jacques Mayol Explores the Salvage of Santa Isabella's Treasure by DiveNewsWire on DeeperBlue.net - ...
Jacques Mayol - writer, world-famous diver and holder of a dozen world records, has been acclaimed for his pioneering work in the field of deep breath-hold diving.
A Frenchman born in China in 1927, Jacques Mayol split his life between Italy, the West Indies on the island of South Caicos and Japan.
Pierre Mayol, Jacques' older brother, studied philosophy, logic and metaphysics and specialized in "Proto-history." In France, he published many articles in marine-oriented magazines.
www.deeperblue.net /newsfull.php/592   (455 words)

  
 Nonduality Salon Highlights, #1838
This is the story of the world's deep-sea diving champion, Jacques Mayol, the Frenchman who for many years, until very recently, held the world record.
In this mode he transcends ordinary human limitations, enabled to achieve great feats through altered physiology; the deeper he dives, the slower is his heartbeat, and his blood distribution concentrates almost entirely in his brain (as does that of the porpoise).
Jacques doesn't really know how to handle this, and he still wants to spend most of the time diving and having fun with dolphins.
www.nonduality.com /hl1838.htm   (1603 words)

  
 THE BIG BLUE (1988) - Screenplays for You - free movie scripts and screenplays
JACQUES who is too grateful for the interruption springs to his feet.
JACQUES is on the platform watching the others as if they were a gaggle of geese.
JACQUES struggles with them, pushes them away, takes ENZO in his arms and climbs toward the surface, frantic, screaming silently at him, desperate to get away from the flow of air bubbles from the scuba tanks, the commotion, the memory of death.
sfy.ru /sfy.html?script=big_blue_the   (15955 words)

  
 DVD Review - The Big Blue: Director's Cut (a.k.a. Le Grand bleu)
Jacques grew up in a small fishing village in Greece, and as long as he can remember, he's longed to spend time underwater.
Jacques has been making his living by allowing a scientist to study the unique changes in his body physiology when he's underwater.
She pursues Jacques (who finds her both perplexing and fascinating) and eventually leaves her fast-paced life behind to be with him.
www.thedigitalbits.com /reviews/bigblue.html   (1334 words)

  
 CDNN :: Big Blue legend Jacques Mayol commits suicide
Police said Mayol, 74, hanged himself on Saturday, December 22, and a close friend found the body on Sunday, December 23.
Mayol reportedly was under medical treatment for depression.
In 1976, Mayol become the first man to reach a depth of 100 meters (330 ft) on a single breath.
www.cdnn.info /industry/i011224/i011224.html   (156 words)

  
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JACQUES' APARTMENT JACQUES is on the telephone, in front of a little window overlooking the sea.
JACQUES is on top of her, his whole body covered in sweat.
JACQUES rings the door bell and sticks his key in the door.
www.hundland.com /scripts/TheBigBlue.txt   (12713 words)

  
 Movie Info for The Big Blue on MSN Movies
Jacques (Jean-Marc Barr) and Enzo (Jean Reno) are a pair of childhood friends who, as adults, have both become professional divers.
In Jacques case, diving is a matter of following in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy.
As Jacques and Enzo embark on a friendly but serious rivalry over who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear, Jacques meets Johanna (Rosanna Arquette), a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.
entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=5966   (276 words)

  
 Jacques Mayol, French diving legend, dies at 74: 12/24/01
Jacques Mayol, French diving legend, dies at 74: 12/24/01
Jacques Mayol, French diving legend, dies at 74
ROME -- Jacques Mayol, the French diving legend who inspired the 1988 film "The Big Blue," was found dead in his villa on the Italian island of Elba.
www.s-t.com /daily/12-01/12-24-01/a11wn058.htm   (119 words)

  
 DVD Verdict Review - The Big Blue
For his part, Jacques wants to forget the memory of his father'd death, who was also a diver and earn Enzo's respect while finally beating him at a game the two have been playing for years.
What she did not count on is the effect the sea has on Jacques and the way it always seems to pull him deeper and deeper.
Based in part on the life of Diver Jacques Mayol, who co-wrote the screenplay with Besson, the film is a meditation on the hypnotic spell the sea casts upon people and the way they live their lives.
www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/bigblue.php   (1885 words)

  
 GoHastings.com Item Information
Jacques (Barr) and Enzo (Reno) are friends and rivals in the dangerous world of deep-sea diving.
Jacques feels an unusual affinity for the sea and is able to slow his heartrate during dives and stay underwater for superhuman durations.
He sends for Jacques, who is living in the Peruvian Andes, and insists that he compete for the title.
www.gohastings.com /catalog/item/item.asp?prodid=94826162   (716 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Homo Delphinus, The Dolphin Within Man: Books: Jacques Mayol,Enrico Amaducci,Steven Sachs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Ten Kings of the Sea by Jacques Mayol
A Frenchman born in China, Jacques Mayol now splits his time between homes on the island of Elba in Italy, the island of South Caicos in the Turks and Caicos and a full life in Japan.
For anyone interested in Free Diving, Mayol is already well known, and in Homo Delphinus he reveals the history of his record breaking dives to 100 metres without air, and his passionate belief in man's connectedness to the marine world.
www.amazon.com /Homo-Delphinus-Dolphin-Within-Man/dp/1928649033   (1736 words)

  
 Apnea.nl - Book: Jacques Mayol, L'homme dauphin (2003)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The book of Pierre Mayol, the older brother of Jacques, and Patrick Mouton returns searches in Jacques past for explanations en describes the life of the free dive explorer.
However, instead of being based on Jacques experiences, this book recalls how his brother saw everything, and presents a different angle to some events as described or not described in Jacques Mayol´s masterpiece.
The book goes very deep into Jacques personal life, and sometimes it is difficult to discern where the whish of understanding his life ends and voyeurism starts.
www.apnea.nl /UK-Besprdauphin.htm   (276 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | Banned film to screen in Italy
The Big Blue, which stars Jean Marc Barr and Jean Reno, tells the story of free-divers Jacques Mayol and Enzo Majorca, who set records for deep sea diving without breathing apparatus in the 70s and 80s.
"Jacques Mayol lived for the sea, but me, I could not live without the land," he added.
Mayol, the first man to dive to a depth of 100 metres without breathing equipment, committed suicide last December at his home on the Italian island of Elba.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/film/2283798.stm   (345 words)

  
 Jacques Mayol, L'homme du Grand Blue, Comme un Dauphin (1990)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The documentary of 1990 seems quite much as a short documentarie on Jacques Mayol's book Homo Delphinus, The dolphin within Man.
We will find Jacques Mayol travel around the world in this French documentary together with his cameraman Roger Marineau.
One of the many places where Jacques Mayol discovered breath-hold diving.
www.apnea.nl /UK-BesprComme.htm   (186 words)

  
 Chronocentric
The 2002 edition of this popular line has dark blue textured dial with a double dolphin pattern and limited edition engraving of "JACQUES MAYOL 2002" on the side and limited edition numbering on the back.
Seamaster Professional 'Jacques Mayol' 1999 Limited Edition (Japan)
Has 'Jacques Mayol 1999' engraved in script on the side.
chronocentric.com /galleries/omega_seamaster.shtml   (1045 words)

  
 bigblue
The story follows friends Jacques Mayol (Barr) and
Jacques compete to see who can dive the farthest down into
The beautiful images of Jacques swimming with the
www.geocities.com /fidelio1st/film/bigblue.html   (330 words)

  
 AMCTV.com SHOW - The Big Blue
Based on the exploits of real-life French diver Jacques Mayol, this $12-million Cinemascope spectacular is noted for its striking underwater cinematography.
The film follows Mayol (Jean-Luc Barr) through a series of daring dives from the Riviera to Peru to Greece.
Rosanna Arquette, Jean-Marc Barr, Sergio Castellito, Griffin Dunne, Marc Duret, Jean Reno, Paul Shenar
www.amctv.com /show/detail?CID=8545-1-1   (99 words)

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