Diana Nyad is an American long-distance open water swimmer and journalist born August 22, 1949, who set numerous marathon swimming records in the 1970s, including swimming around Manhattan Island. In September 2013, at age 64 and on her fifth attempt over more than three decades, she became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida, roughly 110 miles, without the protection of a shark cage, a swim that took nearly 53 hours. Her later life and this final swim were the subject of the 2023 film Nyad, and she has continued to work as an author, motivational speaker and sports broadcaster.
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Career HighlightSwam around Manhattan, 28 miles, in record time in 1975, gaining national attention. 1 Classification
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Is Diana Nyad's Cuba to Florida swim officially recognized?
No. The World Open Water Swimming Association denied ratification and Guinness World Records revoked its certification.
No. Her 2013 crossing from Cuba to Florida was not conducted under the supervision of an organized sporting association. The World Open Water Swimming Association later denied ratification for several reasons, including incomplete observer logs with a nine-hour undocumented gap in observations. Guinness World Records had initially certified the achievement but revoked its certification after considering the association's findings.
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Diana Nyad (née Sneed; born August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer.
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born August 22, 1949
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is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer
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Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan (28 mi or 45 km) in record time
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Diana Nyad (née Sneed; born August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer.
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is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer.
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