Diana Nyad's incredible swim from Cuba to Florida
1/18U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad walks to dry sand, completing her swim from Cuba as she arrives in Key West
U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad , 64, walks to dry sand, completing her swim from Cuba as she arrives in Key West, Florida, September 2, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew InnerarityReuters![U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, reacts to a question, while lying on a stretcher, after completing her swim from Cuba to Key West, Florida, September 2, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity]()
2/18U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad reacts to a question, while lying on a stretcher, after completing her swim from Cuba to Key West
U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, reacts to a question, while lying on a stretcher, after completing her swim from Cuba to Key West, Florida, September 2, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew InnerarityReuters![Diana Nyad, positioned about than two miles off Key West, Florida in this September 2, 2013 handout photo, swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys. REUTERS/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Handout via Reuters]()
3/18Diana Nyad, positioned about than two miles off Key West, Florida, swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys
Diana Nyad, positioned about than two miles off Key West, Florida in this September 2, 2013 handout photo, swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys. REUTERS/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Handout via ReutersReuters![KEY WEST, FL - AUGUST 21: In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, endurance swimmer Diana Nyad is helped to shore and welcomed by her team after swimming a short distance from a support boat August 21, 2012 in Key West, Florida. Nyad failed in a fourth attempt to complete a swim across the Florida Straits from Cuba to the Florida Keys. (Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via Getty Images)]()
4/18Diana Nyad Makes Another Attempt To Swim The Florida Straits Without Shark Cage
KEY WEST, FL - AUGUST 21: In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, endurance swimmer Diana Nyad is helped to shore and welcomed by her team after swimming a short distance from a support boat August 21, 2012 in Key West, Florida. Nyad failed in a fourth attempt to complete a swim across the Florida Straits from Cuba to the Florida Keys. (Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via Getty Images)Getty Images![U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, completes her swim from Cuba as she arrives in Key West, Florida, September 2, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity]()
5/18U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad completes her swim from Cuba as she arrives in Key West
U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, completes her swim from Cuba as she arrives in Key West, Florida, September 2, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew InnerarityReuters![U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad swims on her way to Florida as she departs from Havana August 31, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa]()
6/18U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad swims on her way to Florida as she departs from Havana
U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad swims on her way to Florida as she departs from Havana August 31, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La OsaReuters![U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad cheers before attempting to swim to Florida from Havana August 31, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa]()
7/18U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad cheers before attempting to swim to Florida from Havana
U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad cheers before attempting to swim to Florida from Havana August 31, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La OsaReuters![Diana Nyad, positioned about than two miles off Key West, Florida in this September 2, 2013 handout photo, swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys. REUTERS/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Handout via Reuters]()
8/18Diana Nyad, positioned about than two miles off Key West, Florida, swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys
Diana Nyad, positioned about than two miles off Key West, Florida in this September 2, 2013 handout photo, swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys. REUTERS/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Handout via ReutersReuters![U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad swims on her way to Florida as she departs from Havana August 31, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa]()
9/18U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad swims on her way to Florida as she departs from Havana
U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad swims on her way to Florida as she departs from Havana August 31, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La OsaReuters![U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad talks to the media before her attempt to swim to Florida from Havana August 31, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa]()
10/18U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad talks to the media before her attempt to swim to Florida from Havana
U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad talks to the media before her attempt to swim to Florida from Havana August 31, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La OsaReuters![U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad jumps into the waters of Havana's Hemingway Marina August 31, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa]()
11/18U.S. long-distance swimmer Nyad jumps into the waters of Havana's Hemingway Marina
U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad jumps into the waters of Havana's Hemingway Marina August 31, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La OsaReuters![U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad arrives for her attempt at swimming to Florida from Havana August 31, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa]()
12/18U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad arrives for her attempt at swimming to Florida from Havana
U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad arrives for her attempt at swimming to Florida from Havana August 31, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La OsaReuters![U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad (front R), 64, is welcomed ashore after completing her swim from Cuba as she arrives in Key West, Florida, September 2, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity]()
13/18U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad is welcomed ashore after completing her swim from Cuba as she arrives in Key West
U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad (front R), 64, is welcomed ashore after completing her swim from Cuba as she arrives in Key West, Florida, September 2, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew InnerarityReuters![Swimmer Diana Nyad converses with her crew less than two miles off Key West, Florida in this September 2, 2013 handout photo. REUTERS/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Handout via Reuters]()
14/18Swimmer Diana Nyad converses with her crew less than two miles off Key West
Swimmer Diana Nyad converses with her crew less than two miles off Key West, Florida in this September 2, 2013 handout photo. REUTERS/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Handout via ReutersReuters![U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, completes her swim from Cuba as she arrives in Key West, Florida, September 2, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity]()
15/18U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad completes her swim from Cuba as she arrives in Key West
U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, completes her swim from Cuba as she arrives in Key West, Florida, September 2, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew InnerarityReuters![U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad is pictured before attempting to swim to Florida from Havana August 31, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa]()
16/18U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad is pictured before attempting to swim to Florida from Havana
U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad is pictured before attempting to swim to Florida from Havana August 31, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La OsaReuters![Diana Nyad, positioned about than two miles off Key West, Florida in this September 2, 2013 handout photo, swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys. REUTERS/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Handout via Reuters]()
17/18Diana Nyad, positioned about than two miles off Key West, Florida, swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys
Diana Nyad, positioned about than two miles off Key West, Florida in this September 2, 2013 handout photo, swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys. REUTERS/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Handout via ReutersReuters![Diana Nyad, positioned about than two miles off Key West, Florida in this September 2, 2013 handout photo, is escorted by kayakers as she swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys. REUTERS/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Handout]()
18/18Diana Nyad, positioned about than two miles off Key West, Florida, is escorted by kayakers as she swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys
Diana Nyad, positioned about than two miles off Key West, Florida in this September 2, 2013 handout photo, is escorted by kayakers as she swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys. REUTERS/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HandoutReuters
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On her fifth try, Diana Nyad became the first person to swims from Cuba to Florida without the protection of a shark cage. She reached the Key West shore on Monday, Sept. 2, about 53 hours after she began her swim from Havana.
