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Diana Nyad, 76, Celebrates Historic Cuba-to-Florida Swim

3/25/2026

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Diana Nyad, long-distance swimmer, swam 110 miles from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, becoming the first to complete the feat.
Nyad stated in a recent phone interview that the achievement felt like the prime of her life.
Nyad, now 76, says she is in better physical and mental shape than during that historic swim.

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Diana Nyad, long-distance swimmer, swam 110 miles from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, becoming the first to complete the feat.
Nyad stated in a recent phone interview that the achievement felt like the prime of her life.
Nyad, now 76, says she is in better physical and mental shape than during that historic swim.