Nyad is living proof that, as she says, you can live out your dreams if you. In the 1970s, diana nyad was widely regarded as the greatest longdistance. This book is an inspiration the wall street journal it reads like a gripping thriller. But im the one who, all these many years later, at the age of 68, no matter how happy and. Champion swimmer and bestselling author diana nyad. There he was, a charismatic pillar of the community. There is an everrotating stack of memoirs and cosmos fare, but the one book that never departs. Find a way and millions of other books are available for instant access. The superstar swimmer, then 64, conquered the route from cuba to key west on her fifth. Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around manhattan 28 mi or 45 km and in 1979 when she swam from north bimini, the bahamas, to juno beach, florida 102 mi 164 km.
In the pitchblack night, stung by jellyfish, choking on salt water, singing to herself, hallucinating diana nyad just kept on swimming. This talk was presented at an official ted conference, and was featured by. Diana the toughest athlete in the world is a 62 yearold woman. And nearly anything else seems doable in comparison. And thats how she finally achieved her lifetime goal as an athlete.
On september 2, 20, at the age of sixtyfour, diana nyad emerged onto the sands of key west after swimming 111. Rakestraw books presents diana nyad rakestraw books. When diana nyad arrived on the shore of key west after fiftythree hours of grueling. On september 2, 20, at the age of sixtyfour, diana nyad became the first person to swim from cuba to florida without the aid of a shark cage, swimming 111 miles in fiftythree hours from havana to key west. On september 2, 20, at the age of sixtyfour, diana nyad emerged onto.