Diana Nyad, a well-known swimmer, is the subject of a Netflix film that portrays her highly-publicized 2013 swim from Cuba to the United States, but her swimming accomplishments have been met with suspicion and accusations of exaggeration and lies. Nyad's swimming career is filled with recor...
(4)whatshestarted.In2011,shefailedtheCuba-to-Floridaswimtrip,first(5)making(make)it29hoursandthen41hours.Theswimwastoodifficultandfull(6)ofdanger.ButeverytimeDianafailed,shewasreadytofightback.In2012,aftershehadspent60hoursinthewater,alightningstormandotherproblemsstoppedherforthefourthtime.In2013,35...
Decades after shifting careers to a prolific sports journalist, Diana partners up with her best friend to coach her to tackle the 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida that she always wanted to tackle, now at the age of sixty. + See More Biography Drama Sports + See Details View ...
In 2013, Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba (古巴) to Florida(美国佛罗里达州)without the help of a shark cage, at age 64.Diana was born in New York City but moved to Florida after her graduation from college. She began swimming at the age of 10 and showedt 1 and...
We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The brand-new film Nyad, streaming now on Netflix, stars Annette Bening as swimmer Diana Nyad. It follows Nyad's attempts to swim from Cuba to Florida, which she first tried in 1978 at age 28, twice more in 2011, and...
Nyad tries daunting Cuba-Florida swim againBy PETER ORSI
Diana Nyad brought down the house at TEDWomen, telling the story of how she completed a record-breaking swim at age 64. Photo: Marla Aufmuth Diana Nyad swam 110 miles from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, a journey that took her just under 53 hours last September. In today’s ...
In 2013, at age 64, Diana Nyad accomplished a lifelong dream, becoming the first person to swim unassisted from Cuba to Florida. Upon reaching the shore in Key West, after swimming for 110 miles and 53 hours, Nyad, shaky and sunburned, lips swollen from
Inside Diana Nyad's Cuba-Fla. swim strategy Nyad was 28 years old when she first tried to swim across the Florida Straits. That first time, winds knocked her far off course. But this year, the weather, the currents and the wildlife allowed her to power through the miles to reach her ...
Sixty-four-year-old marathon swimmerDiana Nyadattempts to become the first person ever to swim fromCubatoFloridaand the movie documents her relationship with her best friend and coach as well as the aforementioned quest. I purposefully used that word document as the movie was directed by the duo...