Enzo Maiorca
Enzo Maiorca (also Majorca ; born June 21, 1931 in Syracuse ; † November 13, 2016 ibid) was an Italian apnea diver and multiple world record holder.
Maiorca pioneered apnea diving in the 1960s and 1970s, setting 13 world records in the no-limit discipline between 1960 and 1974. In 1960 he was the first person to reach a depth of 50 meters.
Maiorcas life was together with that of Jacques Mayol inspiration for the film The Big Blue by Luc Besson .
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SURNAME | Maiorca, Enzo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Majorca, Enzo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian freediver |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1931 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Syracuse |
DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 2016 |
Place of death | Syracuse |