Biography

Jacques Mayol was born on April 1, 1927 in Shanghai, China. He was a writer, known for The Big Blue (1988), Droit de réponse: l'esprit de contradiction (1981) and Ushuaïa, le magazine de l'extrême (1987). He died on December 22, 2001 in Capoliveri, Tuscany, Italy.

Became the first free diver to reach the depth of 100 meters in 1976. His best result from 1983 was 105 meters.

Child: Jean-Jacques Mayol.

Diver