Enzo Maiorca (Majorca) (born June 21, 1931, Siracusa, Sicily) was a multiple record holder in the extreme sport of free-diving. June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Map of central Mediterranean Sea, showing location of Syracuse on the island of Sicily. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... Extreme sports (now also known as action sports) is a general, somewhat hazily-defined term for a collection of newer sports involving adrenaline-inducing action. ... Freedive photographer Free-diving is an aquatic sport, considered an extreme sport, in which divers attempt to reach great depths unassisted by breathing apparatus. ...

The native of Italy was a pioneer developer of free-diving in the 1960s and 1970s. Maiorca held 13 world records in the "No Limits" class of free diving between between 1960 and 1974. Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

His rivalry with French diver Jacques Mayol was fictionalized in the 1988 Luc Besson film The Big Blue. Jacques Mayol (April 1, 1927 - December 22, 2001) was the holder of many world records in free diving. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Luc Besson Luc Besson (born March 18, 1959) is a French film director, writer, and producer. ... 1988s The Big Blue (French: Le Grand Bleu) was the first film made in English by French director Luc Besson. ...