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  • 1976: First Man to Free-dive Below 100 Meters

    Posted by Tin Pongrac
    |Date: November 23, 2015
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    1976: First Man to Free-dive Below 100 Meters

    1976: First Man to Free-dive Below 100 Meters

    Jacques Mayol, a French citizen born in Shanghai, China, is the first man in recorded history who managed ...

    Jacques Mayol, a French citizen born in Shanghai, China, is the first man in recorded history who managed to dive to a depth of over 100 meters without breathing equipment, more precisely 101 meters.  ...

    November 23, 2015
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