62-year-old Diana Nyad's valiant attempt to swim the seemingly impossible 103 miles between Cuba and Florida, without a shark cage

By al219

  • Diana nyad

    On August 22 Diana Nyad was born

  • set a women's record

    In June 1974, Nyad set a women's record of 8 hours, 11 minutes in the 22-mile (35 km) Bay of Naples race.

  • National record

    : At age 26, Nyad made national headlines by swimming 28 miles (45 km) around the island of Manhattan (New York City) in just under 8 hours.

  • new world record

    She set a speed world record in 1975 for swimming around Manhattan in under eight hours

  • Nyad first attempt to swim from Hawana

    Nyad first attempted to swim from Havana, Cuba to Key West, one year after the Kennedy-era travel restrictions were lifted. Diving into the ocean from Ortegosa Beach (50 miles (80 km)

  • Diana Nyad swam from Bimini to Florida

    Nyad swam from Bimini to Florida, setting a distance record for non-stop swimming without a wetsuit that still stands today. She broke numerous world records, including the 45-year-old mark for circling Manhattan Island (7 hrs, 57 min)

  • World record

    August 21–22, 1979, she set a world record for distance swimming (both men and women) over open water by swimming 102 miles (164 km) from North Bimini Island, Bahamas, to Juno Beach, Florida (without the use of protective shark cage).

  • Diana Nyad returned to water

    Diana Nyad returned to water after her mother's death

  • Death of brother

    Diana's brother died at age 57.

  • New record

    Diana Nyad became the first person who swam from Cuda to Florida without a shark cage at age 64