Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad's story is back in the spotlight thanks to the Netflix biopic and awards season contender "Nyad." Nyad is best known for being the first person to successfully ...

American swimmer and world record-holder Diana Nyad attempted to become the first person to swim between Cuba and Florida without a shark cage in August, 2011, at the age of 61. But ocean swells ...

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 ...

I first heard of Diana Nyad in 2011, still in my late twenties and living a laid-back, beery lifestyle in Austin, Texas. My main concerns included the honky-tonk line-ups at local dives ...