Rossana Maiorca? 12 The Most Detailed Answer

Rossana Maiorca is a Freedive and the daughter of Enzo Maiorca. Rossana Maiorca’s father, Enzo was an Italian free diver who held several world freediving records. Born Vincenzo Maiorca on 21 June 1931 in Syracuse, Sicily, he died on 13 November 2016 in the same city.

Rossana Maiorca: Profile Summary

Full NameRossana MaiorcaFamous as Freedive and the daughter of Enzo Maiorca BirthdayFebruary 23, 1960Age at time of death45  years oldplace of birthCatania, ItalyDate of DeathJanuary 6, 2005place of deathMestre, Venice, ItalyZodiac signPiscesNationalityAmericanEthnicityWhiteParentsFather- Enzo MaiorcaSiblings Patrizia Maiorca

Rossana Maiorca (born in 1960 and died on January 7, 2005, in Mestre, a frazione from the municipality of Venice ) is an Italian freediver. Rossana Maiorca was several times a world record holder for freediving immersion. In 1989, she achieved the first single-fin world record in Syracuse.

Rossana Maiorca Cause of Death

Rossana Maiorca is the daughter of the famous Sicilian freediver Enzo Maiorca and the sister of another famous freediver, Patrizia Maiorca.  Rossana Maiorca died in 2005 from cancer at the age of 45. Rossana Maiorca death was caused by cancer, but the specific cancer that caused her death has not been made public.

Rossana Maiorca‘s father Enzo learned to swim at age 4 and soon began to dive, although expressing great fear of the sea.

Enzo Maiorca, often nicknamed ‘the Lord of the Deep’ due to his numerous depth records. In 1960, Maiorca defeated the Brazilian Amerigo Santarelli 45 meters underwater, to then beat him once again at a rematch, reaching 49 meters. The French Jacques Mayol was also among his many rivals throughout the years, having competed against him the most times for the world record.

 In fact, the friendship and rivalry between Mayol and Maiorca were depicted in the heavily fictionalized 1988 film ‘Le Grand Bleu’ by French director Luc Besson.

 Abandoning competition in 1976, Maiorca later returned to diving, spurred on by his two daughters Patrizia and Rossana (the latter died of cancer in 2005), both involved in the same discipline, and reached his ultimate 101-meter record.

 A devout vegetarian, the record holder announced in an interview that he had given up underwater fishing after declaring the activity, “the killing of a living being mad with fear.” Hence, the environmentalist association Legambiente sa of the late champion, “He has not just become a great friend, but a devout environmentalist, ecologist, and companion of numerous battles and campaigns in defense of the same seas he has competed in so many times.”

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 Indeed, the great diver over the course of his life has used his sporting celebrity to spread the ‘culture of the sea,’ promoting its safeguarding and raising awareness of current issues, throwing himself into the service of the common good without ever forgetting his roots in Siracusa.

 Following his diving career, Rossana Maiorca‘s father Enzo Maiorca became involved in politics and was elected to the Senate for the Alleanza Nazionale party from 1994 to 1996.

 Enzo Maiorca, born June 21, 1931

  Rossana Maiorca‘s father Enzo Died on Nov. 13, 2016

Rossana Maiorca (née en 1960 et morte le à Mestre, une frazione de la commune de Venise) est une apnéiste italienne.

Rossana Maiorca fut plusieurs fois recordman du monde d’immersion en apnée.

Elle réalise en 1989 le premier record du monde en monopalme à Syracuse.

Elle est la fille du célèbre apnéiste sicilien Enzo Maiorca et la sœur d’une autre fameuse apnéiste, Patrizia Maiorca. Elle meurt en 2005 des suites d’un cancer à l’âge de 45 ans.

Liste de ses records (non exhaustive)

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1. 1979 : plongée à -40 m en pos constant à Syracuse
2. 1980 : plongée à -45 m en pos constant à Syracuse
3. 1986 : plongée à -69 m en pos variable à Syracuse
4. 1988 : plongée à -80 m en pos variable à Syracuse
5. 1990 : plongée à -58 m en pos constant
6. 1990 : plongée à -55 m en pos constant à Syracuse
7. 1996 : 125 m parcourus en apnée dynamique en Italie

• Rossana Maiorca was an Italian record-breaking freediver and the daughter of another freediver, Enzo Maiorca who died at 85 in 2016
• She became an ocean hero when she  saved a pregnant dolphin
• The Sicilian lived 45 years from 1960 to 2005 when she died of cancer and her statue “Marma of Sicily” was erected

Inasmuch as the native of Sicily, Rossana Maiorca “Majorca” may have been born to Enzo Maiorca, one of the greatest freedivers, she equally created in herself a woman that could not get tired of breaking records as a freediver.

She exposed herself to the sport and in no time became one of the most influential women in freediving that even after her death in 2005, her name has refused to go into extinction. She made records such as the 1996 record of 125 m covered in dynamic apnea in Italy and a -55 m in constant weight in Syracuse in 1990.

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Personal Profile

• Full name: Rossana Maiorca
• Date of birth: 23 February 1960-6 January 2005
• Age: 45 years old
• Parents:  Enzo Maiorca
• Siblings: Patrizia Maiorca
• Nationality: Italian
• Ethnicity: Sicilian
• Marital Status: Single
• Career: Former Freediver

She Hails from a Family of Freedivers

Rossana was born in 1960s to Enzo Maiorca. He had already deepened himself in freediving at the time.

Although there is no certainty about her mother, her father was married to Maria Gibiino.

Regardless, her family became the center of an experiment. Some studies wanted to find out the psychological parameters of the Maiorca during training and records.

Also, another Research in Special Environment of the University of Buffalo, in the United States was carried out and 2 publications emerged – Ferretti G, M Costa, M Ferrigno, B Grassi, C Marconi, CEG Lundgren, et P Cerretelli Alvideolar Gas Composition and Exchange During Deep Breath-hold Diving and Dry Breath-holds in Elite Divers and another on Electrocardiogram During Deep Breath-hold Dives by Elite Divers. 

Her Sister is a Freediver and a Sea Protector

Patrizia Maiorca is the sister of Rosanne and also a former freediver. She became the present of the Plemmirio Marine Protected Area. Her works include supporting the cause of the protection of water and its beings.

The Father of Rossana Maiorca is a Record Breaker Who Inspired a Number of Artworks

Enzo Maiorca was born in Syracuse, Italy on June 21, 1931, and would grow up to become one of the world’s most accomplished breath-hold diving in history.

At 4, he learned how to swim but it took him to reach 25 to be convinced to try to break a record after his friend showed him an article about a depth record set by Ennio Falco and Alberto Novelli.

He nonetheless d not break that record until he reached 29 when he went 45 meters into the depth of the water. He stole the title from a Brazillian, Americo Santarelli who would in turn counter the record with a 46 meters depth.

In 1988, her father made a record of 101 meters in the sport.

He also won awards, including:

• Gold Medal of the Present of the Republic (1964) for athletic prowess
• Gold Medal of Merit Marina (for the sports and defense of the environment, 2006)
• He was the first man to the threshold of 100 meters deep in apnea

In addition, Rosanna’s father’s mark could not have let him go without the notice of people. This would contribute to why his rivalry with another diver, Jacques Mayol which inspired The Big Blue film that was released in 1988.

Similarly, he was mentioned in a song, The Ballad of Cimono by Dave Van de Sfross.

Away from this, her father became an elected Senate for the Alleanza Nazionale party.

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Rossana Maiorca Helped in Rescuing a Pregnant Dolphin 

Her father told her that he felt something slightly hit his back and realized that it was a dolphin. He would also be exposed to the need of the dolphin after he accompanied the animal to where a female specie was trapped in a net.

Rossana got the diving knife to help take the female dolphin out. The father and daughter took the animal to the top of the water to give her care. They would realize that she was pregnant.

According to reports, the dolphin would kiss her father goodbye after they had saved it.

How She Died, was Dubbed the Marma of Sicily, and Her Statue was Made

After she placed herself in the league of names to reckon with as far as holding her breath in swimming is concerned, the former diver died on January 6, 2005, at the age of 45.

Her death which met her in Mestre, Venice, Italy is related to the complications of cancer.

After her death, her contribution to the environment, especially through the water would make her be remembered. This is event in the golden statue (named Marma of Sicily) of Rossana Maiorca which was created by sculptor Pietro Marchese in 2008 in Gli Archi.

At 85 on 13 November 2016, about 11 years following the death of the younger Maiora, her father also died.

Merma of Sicily (Rossana Maiorca)

Statue created by the sculptor Pietro Marchese in 2008. The work is located near the seabed of the Plemmirio Marine Protected Area in the area called “Gli Archi”

See the in-depth article: Photo: https://plemmirio.eu/area-marina/immersioni/itinerari/gli-archi/

Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero

Photo: https://plemmirio.eu/area-marina/immersioni/itinerari/gli-archi/

Information contributions: Web, https://plemmirio.eu/area-marina/immersioni/itinerari/gli-archi/

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