Diana Nyad

Swimmer Diana Nyad talks with Alicia Zuckerman

Alicia Zuckerman

Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad made it from Havana to Key West last week – on her fifth try. The 64-year-old set the world record for open water swimming,…

Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad swims toward shore in Key West, Fla., on Sept. 2, the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage. She arrived at the beach about 53 hours after beginning her swim in Havana.

Diana Nyad's Accomplishment Makes America's Cup Look All Wet

Frank Deford

America's Cup yachts can gracefully skim above water at better than 40 mph, but Frank Deford says when he looks back at the seven seas in 2013 he'll remember 64-year-old Nyad "plowing, all by herself, freestyle, through 100 miles of surf from Havana to Key West."

Nyad's Historic Swim Inspires South Florida Seniors

Christine DiMattei

Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad’s message of “You’re never too old” is resonating with South Florida’s 55-plus athletes and fitness buffs. On Labor Day,…

Diana Nyad Makes it from Cuba to Key West

Nancy Klingener

Two and a half days after jumping into the water at the Marina Hemingway in Havana, Cuba, swimming legend Diana Nyad made it to Key West’s atlantic shore…