Diana Nyad (centre right) and her trainer Bonnie Stoll hug as Nyad walks ashore in Florida after her 2013 swim. Photograph: J Pat Carter/AP. As a member of the Sag-Aftra actors’ union, the ...Nyad swam 110.4 statue miles in 52 hours, 54 minutes and 18.6 seconds, making it to the shore of Key West at 3:14 p.m, Monday. Stoll said she never doubted her friend would accomplish the feat.I’m talking about Nyad, the account of long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad’s successful 2013 swim from Cuba to Florida. Some back story. Nyad was a champion swimmer her whole life. She set impressive records in her 20s, then didn’t swim at all for thirty years. At 60, she resurrected her dream of swimming from Havana to Key West.On September 2, 2013, 64-year-old Diana Nyad becomes the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the use of a shark cage for protection. Nyad …Feb 2, 2014 · The first time Diana Nyad tried to swim around Manhattan, in the fall of 1975, she was pulled out of the East River in the black of night after eight hours of non-stop swimming—“trembling ... 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 ...Nov 16, 2023 · The biopic chronicles the life of long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Miami at the age of 64. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Nyad director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. Nyad set a women’s world record in her first long-distance race in 1970, when she finished a 10-mile swim in Lake Ontario in 4 hours and 22 minutes, according to Time in a Bottle by Howard Falco ...This past weekend I willed myself to watch Nyad, the new Netflix film about marathon swimmer Diana Nyad and her record-breaking 2013 swim from Cuba to Florida. Now, several days after that viewing ...Nyad tells the story of Diana Nyad, a marathon swimmer who broke records and achieved a number of firsts in the sport. At the age of 60, she decided to complete …Oct 20, 2023 · Mary Hannigan. Fri Oct 20 2023 - 06:00. When, at the age of 64, Diana Nyad made her fifth attempt at swimming from Cuba to Florida, her chief concern was that she would be pursued by a shark ... On December 10, 2013 — just a few months after Diana completed the swim — Bartlett died from heart failure in his sleep at 66 years old. He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Elke Margaret ...Nov. 3, 2023 9:42 AM PT. On Sept. 2, 2013, marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, then 64 years old, staggered onto the beach at Key West after swimming for nearly 53 hours …Biografia. Diana Nyad è assurta alle cronache nel 1975 quando ha nuotato intorno all'isola di Manhattan per 45 km e nel 1979, quando ha nuotato da North Bimini nelle Bahamas, …From 1969 to 1979, Diana Nyad was known as the world's best long-distance swimmer. In 1979, she finished the then-longest swim in history: 102.5 miles from Bimini to Florida. At age 60, she began ...KEY WEST — Writer and long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad marked the 10th anniversary of her 111-mile swim from Havana, Cuba, to Key West by helping a rehabilitated sea turtle return to the ...Dec 11, 2023 · Dec. 11, 2023 3 AM PT. “I felt a tremendous affection and respect for her,” Annette Bening says of the real-life Diana Nyad. (Elizabeth Weinberg / For The Times) For four-time Oscar nominee ... Distance swimmer Diana Nyad is employing an electronic shark repellent in her 100-mile swim from Cuba to Florida, but so far no problem from the nearby sharks. 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But she never completed a ...Diana Nyad is a long-distance swimmer who, in 2013, at the age of 64, became the first person to swim the 110-mile distance from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage. It was her fifth attempt, and she executed it by undertaking a 53-hour journey through the dangerous open ocean that included …Diana Nyad Took Up Swimming at an Early Age. Born on August 22, 1949, in New York, Diana always had a fascination for the water and started swimming seriously at the age of 12. Even in later years, she held on to something her stepfather told her about being a Nyad, a Greek word for water nymphs, indicating that swimming was in her …Diana Nyad is a long-distance swimmer who, in 2013, at the age of 64, became the first person to swim the 110-mile distance from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage. It was her fifth attempt, and she executed it by undertaking a 53-hour journey through the dangerous open ocean that included …Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad has become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage. After about 53 hours' non-stop swimming, the 64-year-old American reached Key West ...Earlier this month (Oct. 13) Winfrey, 59, hosted Nyad on “Super Soul Sunday,” her weekly talk program on cable’s Oprah Winfrey Network. Nyad, 64, recently completed a 53-hour solo swim from Cuba to Florida. During the hourlong segment, Nyad declared herself an atheist. She then explained, “I can stand at the beach’s edge with the most ...The year before, Nyad had made her first attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida, within a steel cage protecting her from the sharks and jellyfish. She swam for nearly 42 hours over 76 miles before team doctors removed her due to strong swells that were slamming her against the cage and pushing her off-course towards Texas.That’s the mantra Diana Nyad said she had this year. And that’s exactly what she did. On Monday, Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without …Nov 3, 2023 · On Sept. 2, 2013, marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, then 64 years old, staggered onto the beach at Key West after swimming for nearly 53 hours from Cuba. For the athlete-turned-broadcaster, the death ... The Netflix film by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, the directors of Free Solo, tells the inspiring story of Diana Nyad's record-breaking, 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida at age 64. By.Oct 27, 2015 · By Alice Park. October 27, 2015 12:32 PM EDT. I n her new memoir, Find a Way, Diana Nyad describes her historic swim in 2013, when, at age 64, she became the first person to swim from Cuba to ... "Nyad" is a biographical sports drama film that tells the story of Diana Nyad's impressive long-distance swim from Cuba to Florida in 2013. Diana Nyad's swim took over 53 hours without a shark ... Biografia. Diana Nyad è assurta alle cronache nel 1975 quando ha nuotato intorno all'isola di Manhattan per 45 km e nel 1979, quando ha nuotato da North Bimini nelle Bahamas, …Nov 3, 2023 · 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 ... Nyad, starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster, tells the story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, who one day woke up aged 60 and decided she would swim the 110-mile trek from Cuba to Florida - a ...Dec 1, 2011 · Dec. 1, 2011. Today Diana Nyad is swimming for four hours. She does this four days a week in the 50-meter pool at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center, in Pasadena, Calif. Her stroke is rhythmic, high in ... Diana Nyad is a long-distance swimmer who, in 2013, at the age of 64, became the first person to swim the 110-mile distance from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage. It was her fifth attempt, and she executed it by undertaking a 53-hour journey through the dangerous open ocean that included …Nov 13, 2013 · On the morning of August 31, 2013, long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad jumped off a rock seawall in Havana, Cuba, and began her 110-mile swim to Key West across the Florida Straits. It was the 64 ... Kimberley French/Netflix. As played with unmatchable ferocity by Annette Bening in the new Netflix film Nyad, open-water swimmer Diana Nyad seems like a woman who could benefit from having an ...That’s Diana Nyad’s attitude, whether she’s swimming more than 100 miles in dangerous open water or raising awareness about the damage caused by single-use …This past weekend I willed myself to watch Nyad, the new Netflix film about marathon swimmer Diana Nyad and her record-breaking 2013 swim from Cuba to Florida. Now, several days after that viewing ...Diana Nyad. At the age of 64, legendary athlete Diana Nyad inspired the world when she walked onto the shores of Key West after "crossing the Mt. Everest of the earth's oceans,"becoming the first person in history to make the 111-mile swim from Cuba to Florida without the assistance of a shark cage. In her …Marathon swimmer Diana Nyad during a nine-hour workout off the coast of Key West in 2011. The training was in preparation for a record-breaking swim from Cuba to Florida across the...Diana Nyad has a net worth of $3 million in 2023, according to Celebrity NetWorth. The swimmer seems to have earned her millionaire status owing to a lot of her achievements including her swim ...Oct 19, 2023 · While Bonnie was initially apprehensive about the her 60-year-old friend attempting to swim 110 miles (about 177 kilometres), she ultimately agreed. Pulling together a team to help achieve this goal, and five attempts later, Diana impressively accomplished the goal at age 64. Annette Bening as Diana Nyad and Jodie Foster as Bonnie Stoll in NYAD. Sep 3, 2013 · 02:46. Diana Nyad has beautifully muscled arms, shoulders and thighs. She had a team of experts that helped her make the swim from Cuba to Key West, giving her water to drink, nourishing food... Nyad depicts long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad's dream to be the first person to swim from Havana, Cuba, to Key West, Florida, without the use of a shark cage or any assistance. But the movie doesn ... In 2013, the perfectly named endurance swimmer Diana Nyad became—at the age of 64—the first person to officially swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. Now the astonishing athlete ...makeup artist: Ms. Foster (as Maha Lessner) Ann Pala. ... key makeup artist: additional photography. Bruce J. Samia. ... key hair stylist: additional photography (as Bruce Samia) Darlene Brumfield.On Diana Nyad's fifth attempt at swimming from Cuba to Florida--25 years after she first tried--Nyad, now 64, successfully reached Key West after more than 50 hours in the water. Her 110-mile swim ...August 21, 2023. Courtesy of Netflix. Some time after she agreed to play the legendary swimmer Diana Nyad, Annette Bening experienced what she calls a “come-to-Jesus moment.”. To fully embody ...Two stellar performances add weight to Netflix’s uneven retelling of the story of Diana Nyad, who attempted to swim from Cuba to Florida at the age of 64. Benjamin Lee in Toronto.Sep 3, 2013 · Sep 3, 2013. She made it! On her fifth attempt, marathon swimmer Diana Nyad finished a 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida Monday afternoon. She swam for nearly 53 hours over the treacherous waters ... Feb 2, 2014 · The first time Diana Nyad tried to swim around Manhattan, in the fall of 1975, she was pulled out of the East River in the black of night after eight hours of non-stop swimming—“trembling ... Sep 3, 2013 · Sep 3, 2013. She made it! On her fifth attempt, marathon swimmer Diana Nyad finished a 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida Monday afternoon. She swam for nearly 53 hours over the treacherous waters ... Hockey pro Bobby Hull, tough and mean, once told Diana Nyad he wouldn’t swim Lac St. Jean for a million dollars. Well, different strokes for different folks. Though she’d prefer not to, Diana ...Nyad was the first person to complete the epic 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida unassisted, battling fatigue, deadly currents and venomous jellyfish. She explains …November 17, 2023 5:53pm. Annette Bening and Jodie Foster attend 'Nyad' screening Courtesy of Netflix. Annette Bening is reflecting on the life-changing experience of playing marathon swimmer ...Nov 3, 2023 · When Diana Nyad sets out to make her epic Cuba-to-Florida swim in NYAD, she faces an array of challenges: tides, jellyfish, and her own stamina. It’s a punishing journey, but she’s determined to see it through. As played by Annette Bening, Nyad is a force of determination that cannot be resisted. The word “Nyad” is a derivation of “naiad,” the water nymph from Greek mythology. Should you forget this crucial information, never fear; you will be reminded, early and often, by Diana ...Diana Nyad Took Up Swimming at an Early Age. Born on August 22, 1949, in New York, Diana always had a fascination for the water and started swimming seriously at the age of 12. Even in later years, she held on to something her stepfather told her about being a Nyad, a Greek word for water nymphs, indicating that swimming was in her …Kayakers escorted Diana Nyad about two miles off Key West, Fla., on her way to becoming the first swimmer to cross the 110-mile Florida Straits without the protection of a shark cage.For more than three hours Tuesday night, Diana Nyad firmly and forcefully defended herself against skeptics who had floated theories that the long-distance swimmer cheated during her epic 110-mile ...“Nyad,” a biopic about controversial open water swimmer Diana Nyad, received two Oscar nominations, but came up empty-handed on Sunday. 37-Year-Old Brooke Boak Makes Olympic Trials Cut in ...Mary Hannigan. Fri Oct 20 2023 - 06:00. When, at the age of 64, Diana Nyad made her fifth attempt at swimming from Cuba to Florida, her chief concern was that she would be pursued by a shark ...Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad made history by completing the first swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage. Exhausted and sunburnt, she spoke briefly upon her arrival in Key West.Shortly before 2 p.m. ET, a sunburned and visibly exhausted 64-year-old Diana Nyad reached the shore of Key West, Fla., surrounded by thousands of …John Bartlett serves as Diana Nyad’s chief navigator when the latter decides to swim from Cuba to Florida in Netflix’s biographical film ‘Nyad.’ He shares his expertise with Diana without even expecting money in return. After realizing that he is slowly dying, he gives his all to the swimmer for her to succeed and rewrite …The year before, Nyad had made her first attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida, within a steel cage protecting her from the sharks and jellyfish. She swam for nearly 42 hours over 76 miles before team doctors removed her due to strong swells that were slamming her against the cage and pushing her off-course towards Texas.Nyad is the first long-distance swimmer to complete the 110-mile crossing from Havana to Key West without a shark cage, a swim she first attempted in 1978, at the age of 28, and finally succeeded ...Diana Nyad, fresh from her record-breaking swim from Cuba to Florida, swims the last minutes of her 48-hour continuous ‘Swim For Relief’ benefiting Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts in 2013 ...KEY WEST, Fla. -- Looking dazed and sunburned, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad walked ashore Monday, becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage. The ...Oct 22, 2023 · The film tells the real-life story of Diana Nyad (a staunch performance from Annette Bening), a retired endurance swimmer who decided, aged 60, to get back in the water and attempt, once again ... Marathon swimmer Diana Nyad during a nine-hour workout off the coast of Key West in 2011. The training was in preparation for a record-breaking swim from Cuba to Florida across the...Netflix's "Nyad" captures the true-life story of completive swimmer Diana Nyad (Annette Bening), who tried to cut through the briny blue from Cuba to Florida four times before succeeding in 2013 ...Nov 6, 2023 · Netflix’s new film Nyad tells the harrowing story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, 74, who tried—and failed—to swim from Cuba to Florida when she was 28, and how she eventually accomplished ... When it comes to long-distance swimming, few athletes have set the records that Diana Nyad has in her career. She is best known for her historic swims such as swimming 28 miles around Manhattan in ...Diana Nyad: My Life After Sexual Assault. By Diana Nyad. Nov. 9, 2017. 932. Diana Nyad at 61, during training for a swim from Key West, Fla., to Cuba. Jeffery Salter/Redux. Here I was, a strong ...Diana Nyad finally made it. On her fifth attempt, the 64-year-old became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. Nyad staggered onto a Key West beach Monday to cheers ... Diana Nyad's historic long-distance swim from Cuba to Florida is the focus of the Netflix film "Nyad." Since then, Nyad has kept busy by writing op-eds and co-founding a walking initiative. "Nyad" is a biographical sports drama film that tells the story of Diana Nyad's impressive long-distance swim from Cuba to Florida in 2013. Diana Nyad's swim took over 53 hours without a shark ...Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage, over 30 years after her initial attempt at the swim. 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Nyad swam 110.4 statue miles in 52 hours, 54 minutes and 18.6 seconds, making it to the shore of Key West at 3:14 p.m, Monday. Stoll said she never doubted her friend would accomplish the feat.At age 60, Diana Nyad, played by Annette Bening in the film "Nyad," decided to attempt what she had been unable to achieve in her 20s, swim from Cuba to Florida. Annette Bening, Actress:I’m talking about Nyad, the account of long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad’s successful 2013 swim from Cuba to Florida. Some back story. Nyad was a champion swimmer her whole life. She set impressive records in her 20s, then didn’t swim at all for thirty years. At 60, she resurrected her dream of swimming from Havana to Key West.It’s about Diana Nyad, a retired American swim champ turned sportscaster who, at 60 years old, set out to front-crawl her way uninterrupted from Cuba to Florida – 103 miles or five English ...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 ... Nyad is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film about swimmer Diana Nyad's multiple attempts in the early 2010s to swim the Straits of Florida, with flashbacks to her early life. It is directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (in their feature narrative film directorial debut ) and written by Julia Cox, based on Nyad's 2015 ... Diana Nyad (centre right) and her trainer Bonnie Stoll hug as Nyad walks ashore in Florida after her 2013 swim. Photograph: J Pat Carter/AP. As a member of the Sag-Aftra actors’ union, the ...Swimming legend Diana Nyad, who made a record-setting solo swim to Cuba in 2013 when she was 64, said she’d been dreaming of reaching the impossible goal since she was 11.. Speaking at TheWrap ...Jack Weyman Nelson (November 8, 1931 – November 5, 2014) was an American competition swimmer and swimming coach.. Nelson competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia representing the United States. He later served as a head coach for the U.S. Olympic women's swim team at the 1976 Summer …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 ... On December 10, 2013 — just a few months after Diana completed the swim — Bartlett died from heart failure in his sleep at 66 years old. He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Elke Margaret ... Diana Nyad's historic long-distance swim from Cuba to Florida is the focus of the Netflix film "Nyad." Since then, Nyad has kept busy by writing op-eds and co-founding a walking initiative.Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad made history by completing the first swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage. Exhausted and sunburnt, she spoke briefly upon her arrival in Key West.When it comes to long-distance swimming, few athletes have set the records that Diana Nyad has in her career. She is best known for her historic swims such as swimming 28 miles around Manhattan in ...Nyad set a women’s world record in her first long-distance race in 1970, when she finished a 10-mile swim in Lake Ontario in 4 hours and 22 minutes, according to Time in a Bottle by Howard Falco ...Oct 19, 2023 · While Bonnie was initially apprehensive about the her 60-year-old friend attempting to swim 110 miles (about 177 kilometres), she ultimately agreed. Pulling together a team to help achieve this goal, and five attempts later, Diana impressively accomplished the goal at age 64. Annette Bening as Diana Nyad and Jodie Foster as Bonnie Stoll in NYAD. November 17, 2023 5:53pm. Annette Bening and Jodie Foster attend 'Nyad' screening Courtesy of Netflix. Annette Bening is reflecting on the life-changing experience of playing marathon swimmer ...KEY WEST — Writer and long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad marked the 10th anniversary of her 111-mile swim from Havana, Cuba, to Key West by helping a rehabilitated sea turtle return to the ...That’s Diana Nyad’s attitude, whether she’s swimming more than 100 miles in dangerous open water or raising awareness about the damage caused by single-use …Nov 13, 2013 · On the morning of August 31, 2013, long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad jumped off a rock seawall in Havana, Cuba, and began her 110-mile swim to Key West across the Florida Straits. It was the 64 ... Nyad set a women’s world record in her first long-distance race in 1970, when she finished a 10-mile swim in Lake Ontario in 4 hours and 22 minutes, according to Time in a Bottle by Howard Falco ...Hockey pro Bobby Hull, tough and mean, once told Diana Nyad he wouldn’t swim Lac St. Jean for a million dollars. Well, different strokes for different folks. Though she’d prefer not to, Diana ...November 17, 2023 5:53pm. Annette Bening and Jodie Foster attend 'Nyad' screening Courtesy of Netflix. Annette Bening is reflecting on the life-changing experience of playing marathon swimmer ...Netflix’s new film Nyad tells the harrowing story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, 74, who tried—and failed—to swim from Cuba to Florida when she was 28, and how she eventually accomplished ...Shortly before 2 p.m. ET, a sunburned and visibly exhausted 64-year-old Diana Nyad reached the shore of Key West, Fla., surrounded by thousands of …November 17, 2023 5:53pm. Annette Bening and Jodie Foster attend 'Nyad' screening Courtesy of Netflix. Annette Bening is reflecting on the life-changing experience of playing marathon swimmer ...Oct 18, 2023 · For retired athlete Diana Nyad, however, these were the very challenges she faced during the several attempts she made, in her early 60s, to become the first person to swim the 110 miles from Cuba ... For retired athlete Diana Nyad, however, these were the very challenges she faced during the several attempts she made, in her early 60s, to become the first person to swim the 110 miles from Cuba ...Jack Weyman Nelson (November 8, 1931 – November 5, 2014) was an American competition swimmer and swimming coach.. Nelson competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia representing the United States. He later served as a head coach for the U.S. Olympic women's swim team at the 1976 Summer …Diana Nyad is a long-distance swimmer who, in 2013, at the age of 64, became the first person to swim the 110-mile distance from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage. It was her fifth attempt, and she executed it by undertaking a 53-hour journey through the dangerous open ocean that included …Nyad is probably best known for her marathon swimming career. She set numerous records in high profile events across the globe throughout the 1970s. She set a women’s record in the 22-mile Bay ...Dec 7, 2023 · Famed long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, the subject of a recent Netflix biopic, has had a change of heart when it comes to the inclusion of transgender athletes in sports. “I am today firmly on the side of inclusion,” she said in a statement to Out magazine, which included her in the publication’s annual Out 100 honors. “Trans women ... Nov 13, 2017 · Nyad, a long-distance swimmer who famously swam from Cuba to Florida in 2013, penned a powerful op-ed for the New York Times in which she opened up about being sexually abused by her former coach ... Here’s how the real Diana Nyad became a marathon swimmer, set her sights on the Cuba-to-Florida route, and why her famous swim is still considered controversial. Finding an Escape in Swimming. Born on August 22, 1949, in New York City, Diana was the daughter of a New York stockbroker. Her parents …In the pitch-black night, stung by jellyfish, choking on salt water, singing to herself, hallucinating … Diana Nyad just kept on swimming. And that's how she finally achieved …Diana Nyad is a long-distance swimmer who, in 2013, at the age of 64, became the first person to swim the 110-mile distance from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage. It was her fifth attempt, and she executed it by undertaking a 53-hour journey through the dangerous open ocean that included …Diana Nyad: My Life After Sexual Assault. By Diana Nyad. Nov. 9, 2017. 932. Diana Nyad at 61, during training for a swim from Key West, Fla., to Cuba. Jeffery Salter/Redux. Here I was, a strong ...Diana Nyad (centre right) and her trainer Bonnie Stoll hug as Nyad walks ashore in Florida after her 2013 swim. Photograph: J Pat Carter/AP. As a member of the Sag-Aftra actors’ union, the ...Kayakers escorted Diana Nyad about two miles off Key West, Fla., on her way to becoming the first swimmer to cross the 110-mile Florida Straits without the protection of a shark cage.Diana Nyad Took Up Swimming at an Early Age. Born on August 22, 1949, in New York, Diana always had a fascination for the water and started swimming seriously at the age of 12. Even in later years, she held on to something her stepfather told her about being a Nyad, a Greek word for water nymphs, indicating that swimming was in her …Oct 20, 2023 · Mary Hannigan. Fri Oct 20 2023 - 06:00. When, at the age of 64, Diana Nyad made her fifth attempt at swimming from Cuba to Florida, her chief concern was that she would be pursued by a shark ... Nyad tells the story of Diana Nyad, a marathon swimmer who broke records and achieved a number of firsts in the sport. At the age of 60, she decided to complete …Diana Nyad and Bonnie Stoll — friends from way back — are shown in 2012 when Nyad (in bathing cap) made one of her attempts to swim from Cuba to Florida; in 2013, after Nyad’s successful ...Related: Diana Nyad Forced to End 103-Mile Swim It was on her fifth attempt , on Sept. 2, 2013, that Nyad completed the Cuba-to-Florida swim amid favorable weather and currents.Sep 29, 2023 · The Netflix film by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, the directors of Free Solo, tells the inspiring story of Diana Nyad's record-breaking, 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida at age 64. By. Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad's life-long quest to swim from Cuba to Florida gets the biopic treatment from lauded doc directors E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.Nov. 3, 2023 9:42 AM PT. On Sept. 2, 2013, marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, then 64 years old, staggered onto the beach at Key West after swimming for nearly 53 hours … In the 1970s, Diana Nyad set long-distance swim records that are still unbroken. Thirty years later, at 60, she attempted her longest swim yet, from Cuba to Florida. In this funny, powerful talk at TEDMED, she talks about how to prepare mentally to achieve an extreme dream, and asks: What will YOU do with your wild, precious life? Dec 11, 2023 · Dec. 11, 2023 3 AM PT. “I felt a tremendous affection and respect for her,” Annette Bening says of the real-life Diana Nyad. (Elizabeth Weinberg / For The Times) For four-time Oscar nominee ... Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad has become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage. After about 53 hours' non-stop swimming, the 64-year-old American reached Key West ...Nyad set a women’s world record in her first long-distance race in 1970, when she finished a 10-mile swim in Lake Ontario in 4 hours and 22 minutes, according to Time in a Bottle by Howard Falco ...Diana Nyad's historic long-distance swim from Cuba to Florida is the focus of the Netflix film "Nyad." Since then, Nyad has kept busy by writing op-eds and co-founding a walking initiative.Three decades after giving up marathon swimming in exchange for a prominent career as a sports journalist, at the age of 60, Diana Nyad (Annette Bening) becomes obsessed with completing an epic swim that always eluded her: the 110 mile trek from Cuba to Florida, often referred to as the “Mount Everest” of swims. Determined to …Archive photo via FINIS. “Nyad,” Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ‘s 2023 feature film about open water swimmer Diana Nyad, has received two nominations for the 96th annual Academy .... 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