{"id":3480,"date":"2020-04-01T08:50:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T12:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sportalsub.net\/en\/?p=3480"},"modified":"2020-04-01T13:26:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T17:26:25","slug":"dolphin-man-the-story-of-jacques-mayol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportalsub.net\/en\/dolphin-man-the-story-of-jacques-mayol\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Dolphin Man: The Story of Jacques Mayol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3481\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportalsub.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/dolphinman_eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportalsub.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/dolphinman_eng.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sportalsub.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/dolphinman_eng-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sportalsub.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/dolphinman_eng-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Sportalsub.net \/ Dolphin Man) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportalsub.net\/blog\/dolphin-man-espana-julio-2018\" rel=\"noopener\">Leer en Espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Discover the story and legacy of Jacques Mayol, the legendary\u00a0free-diver whose life became the inspiration for Luc Besson&#8217;s cult-movie\u00a0The Big Blue.\u00a0Dolphin Man\u00a0draws us into the world of Jacques Mayol, capturing his compelling journey and immersing viewers into the sensory and transformative experience of free-diving.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdolphinmanfilm%2Fvideos%2F323581581385821%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Jacques Mayol , was the first man in the world to descend to 100 meters (330 feet), a feat he accomplished in 1976. 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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>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. He lived his life spread between his birthplace in France to Italy, Japan and South Caicos, situated in the center of the Turks &amp; Caicos Islands. Each country was his home. The citizens of each country remember him fondly<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"comp-iwvzj3hs1\" class=\"txtNew\" data-packed=\"false\" data-min-height=\"378\">\n<p class=\"font_8\">From the Mediterranean to Japan and from India to the Bahamas, we meet Mayol\u2019s closest friends and family, including his children Dottie and Jean-Jacques, and world free-diving champions William Trubridge, Mehgan Heaney-Grier and Umberto Pelizzari, to reveal the portrait of a man who reached the limits of the human body and mind, not just to break records but hoping to discover the deeper affinity between human beings and the sea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">Narrated by Jean-Marc Barr, the actor who famously portrayed Mayol in\u00a0The Big Blue,\u00a0the film weaves together rare film archive from the 1950s onwards,\u00a0with stunning contemporary underwater photography,\u00a0to discover how the &#8216;dolphin man&#8217; revolutionized free-diving and brought a new consciousness to our relationship with the sea and our\u00a0inner-selves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can see the Film on Video On Demand:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/ondemand\/dolphinmanfilm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/ondemand\/dolphinmanfilm<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Official Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolphinmanfilm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.dolphinmanfilm.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dolphinmanfilm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dolphinmanfilm\/<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dolphinmanfilm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dolphinmanfilm\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportalsub.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/dolphinman.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportalsub.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/posterdolphinman.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Sportalsub.net \/ Dolphin Man) &#8211; Leer en Espa\u00f1ol Discover the story and legacy of Jacques Mayol, the legendary\u00a0free-diver whose life became the inspiration for Luc Besson&#8217;s cult-movie\u00a0The Big Blue.\u00a0Dolphin Man\u00a0draws us into the world of Jacques Mayol, capturing his compelling journey and immersing viewers into the sensory and transformative experience of free-diving. 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