64-Year-Old Endurance Swimmer Sets Record With Epic 103-Mile Swim

Meera Dolasia
2013-09-07T10:49:28-07:00

It took five attempts, but on September 2nd, 2013, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad accomplished the dream she has been harboring since 1978 - Become the first person to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys without a protective 'shark' cage.