Diana Nyad from Cuba to Florida: Breaking open water swimming world records at 64
World record breaker in open swimming, Diana Nyad
By the age of ten, Diana Nyad had a dream: swimming the 100 miles of open water from Cuba to Florida. She didn’t care if it would break open water swimming world records – she was interested in the destination. Now, at 64, she has finally made that dream a reality, becoming the first person to make the swim from Cuba to Florida without a protective cage. It took nearly 53 hours, and it was her fifth try over the course of 35 years. Read more
