Nov. 3—Long-distance swimming in open water presents challenges beyond the physical grind. Think sharks. And venomous jellyfish. Those are just two of the potentially fatal problems Diana Nyad must ...
The Oscars slate this year is packed with films rooted in historical events and biographies. How much influence should the subjects have? By Julia Jacobs Annette Bening plays the long-distance swimmer ...
KEY WEST, Fla. — Swimmer Diana Nyad was pulled from the water early today after troubles in her Cuba-to-Florida bid. Another storm slowed Nyad early today as she entered the fourth day of her attempt ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Diana Nyad’s crazy dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida began as a little girl, standing on the shores of Fort Lauderdale Beach. Thousands of Cuban refugees had just arrived ...
After years of unwavering tenacity, Diana Nyad has completed her quest. At 64 years of age, she became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a protective shark cage. That is more than ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
When Diana Nyad stumbled onto Smathers Beach in Key West, Florida, on Sept. 2, 2013, after swimming 110 miles from Havana in 53 hours, it marked the hard-fought realization of her lifelong dream, but ...
Long-distance swimmer, fitness advocate, author and motivational speaker Diana Nyad will be featured in a Sonoma Speaker Series on March 24. A native of New York City, Nyad attracted national ...
A day after completing her historic Cuba-to-Florida swim, endurance swimmer Diana Nyad said making the journey was the fulfillment of a "big dream." "All my life, I don't know where it came from, I ...
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