Tag: Diana Nyad
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US swimmer Diana Nyad attempts to swim from Cuba to Florida
US endurance swimmer Diana Nyad is again trying to become the first person to swim from the Cuban capital, Havana, to Florida without a shark cage. She is halfway through now, farther than ever before, follow her progress on diananyad.com
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The Other Shore | Diana Nyad | (2013) Official Trailer
“The Other Shore follows world record holder and legendary swimmer Diana Nyad as she comes out of a thirty-year retirement to re-attempt an elusive dream: swimming 103 miles non-stop from Cuba to Florida without the use of a shark cage. Her past and present collide in her obsession with a feat that nobody has ever…
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Video: Diana begins her final Cuba Swim
“With a shout-out of “Courage!” (pronounced in French), Diana Nyad jumped into the water from the shore a short way off Marina Hemingway in Cuba for the start of her epic swim to Florida at 8:59:02 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013.”
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Diana Nyad ready to start her 5th attempt to swim from Cuba to USA
See for instance CNNÂ and diananyad.com If Diana Nyad never realizes her dream of swimming the Florida straits, it won’t be for lack of trying. The 64-year-old says she will begin her fifth and last bid to swim from Cuba to the United States early Saturday. Previous attempts were thwarted by dehydration, ocean currents and excruciating…
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“I’m Going For Cuba Again”: Diana Nyad Xtreme Dream 2013
“One More Time Xtreme Dream Cuba to Florida Swim Visit DianaNyad.com to see the latest updates.”
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Sunrise – Will Chloe McCardel swim again?
Chloe McCardel had to abandon her swim from Cuba to Florida after she was stung by a jellyfish. She chats to Sunrise about her plans moving forward. See also CNN, where they also talk to Diana Nyad about the challenge
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Diana Nyad still determined after four failed tries to swim from Cuba to Florida
Sixty-two year old swimmer Diana Nyad from California has been trying to swim 166 kilometers – or 103 miles – from Cuba to Florida, once in the 70-ies, twice in 2011 and again this year, still not giving up on the goal of swimming that distance. See Voice of America
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Diana Nyad on failed Cuba-Florida swim: ‘Maybe it can’t be done’
Tiny jellyfish threaten to permanently quash 63-year-old swimmer’s dream, read Today News Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy See also CBS News
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Diana Nyad quits Cuba to US swim after storm and jellyfish stings
Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad’s fourth attempt to swim across the Straits of Florida ended Tuesday morning after severe jellyfish stings and a lightning storm put her off course, her team said. She had been in the water for 60 hours and was about halfway through her swim from Cuba to Florida. Nyad was stung by…