Diana Nyad is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan and in 1979 when she swam from ...

Diana Nyad's historic long-distance swim from Cuba to Florida is the focus of the Netflix film "Nyad." Since then, Nyad has kept busy by writing op-eds and co-founding a walking initiative. "Nyad" ...

On September 2, 2013, Diana Nyad finally accomplished the goal that had eluded her for more than 30 years: becoming the first person to swim from Havana, Cuba, to Key West, Florida, without a shark ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Annette Bening as Diana Nyad in ‘NYAD’ (Liz Parkinson/Netflix) At approximately 2pm on 2 September 2013, Diana Nyad staggered onto ...

Netflix's "Nyad" takes viewers on the inside story of how famed marathon swimmer Diane Nyad swam across the Florida Strait — the waters between Cuba and Key West — at age 64. The film, based on Nyad's ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Diana Nyad’s crazy dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida began as a little girl, standing on the shores of Fort Lauderdale Beach. Thousands of Cuban refugees had just arrived ...

When Diana Nyad stumbled onto Smathers Beach in Key West, Florida, on Sept. 2, 2013, after swimming 110 miles from Havana in 53 hours, it marked the hard-fought realization of her lifelong dream, but ...

KEY WEST, Fla. — Swimmer Diana Nyad was pulled from the water early today after troubles in her Cuba-to-Florida bid. Another storm slowed Nyad early today as she entered the fourth day of her attempt ...

At approximately 2pm on 2 September 2013, Diana Nyad staggered onto the beach in Key West, Florida, about 53 hours after she first stepped into the water in Havana, Cuba. She fell at least twice. Her ...

The Oscars slate this year is packed with films rooted in historical events and biographies. How much influence should the subjects have? By Julia Jacobs Annette Bening plays the long-distance swimmer ...