Fifth time’s the charm! Nyad becomes the first person to complete the non-stop swim without a shark cage.
This is U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad. Today, on her fifth attempt, she completed a grueling 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida.
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Last time she attempted it, she got stung by jellyfish and had to abandon the swim. Here she is reenacting the jellyfish attack.
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The three-day, non-stop journey began in Havana on August 31st.
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She disembarked from the Ernest Hemmingway Nautical Club.
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