Athlete of the Decade: Diana Nyad

[rightwinger]

64 years old swims 104 miles in shark infested waters.

Diana Nyad completes historic Cuba-to-Florida swim - CNN.com


On Monday, she became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a protective cage, willing her way to a Key West beach just before 2 p.m. ET, nearly 53 hours after jumping into the ocean in Havana for her fifth try in 35 years.
Nyad pumped her fist as she walked onto the beach toward an awaiting medic before being guided to an ambulance.
Diana Nyad 'getting a little cranky now'
"I got three messages," an exhausted and happy Nyad told reporters.
"One is we should never ever give up. Two is you never are too old to chase your dreams. Three is it looks like a solitary sport, but it's a team," she said.

 

[Mr. H.]

Hell yeah. That is freakin' awesome.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Wow! 5 tries and 35 years later!

That's some proof right there that you're never to old to fulfill a dream!

 

[Ava]

Hell yeah. That is freakin' awesome.

And I heard she was stung in the mouth by a stingray......

I am so proud of her for going for her dreams and succeeding...

 

[rightwinger]

Sharks, Jellyfish, currents, extreme fatigue.

She was starting to hallucinate by the end of her swim. A truly amazing athlete

 

[boedicca]

She's fabulous! What an inspiring success!

 

[Mr. H.]

"I got three messages," an exhausted and happy Nyad told reporters.

"One is we should never ever give up. Two is you never are too old to chase your dreams. Three is it looks like a solitary sport, but it's a team," she said.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

She swam from Cuba?? That Commie! She must be an Obama voter!

 

[Mr. H.]

Sharks, Jellyfish, currents, extreme fatigue.

She was starting to hallucinate by the end of her swim. A truly amazing athlete

I'm apt to take the lazy route and just eat some acid.

 

[Zona]

64 years old swims 104 miles in shark infested waters.

Diana Nyad completes historic Cuba-to-Florida swim - CNN.com


On Monday, she became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a protective cage, willing her way to a Key West beach just before 2 p.m. ET, nearly 53 hours after jumping into the ocean in Havana for her fifth try in 35 years.
Nyad pumped her fist as she walked onto the beach toward an awaiting medic before being guided to an ambulance.
Diana Nyad 'getting a little cranky now'
"I got three messages," an exhausted and happy Nyad told reporters.
"One is we should never ever give up. Two is you never are too old to chase your dreams. Three is it looks like a solitary sport, but it's a team," she said.

Freaking 64. Damn.

 

[Mr. H.]

I admire insurmountable feats of accomplishment.

 

[rightwinger]

We honor athletes every day who make a clutch shot or break some record. They have nothing personal on the line, they are not pushing themselves to the point of collapse

Nyad is unbelievable

 

[strollingbones]

Sharks, Jellyfish, currents, extreme fatigue.

She was starting to hallucinate by the end of her swim. A truly amazing athlete

i was amazed at her will power...i loved the part where her handlers decided not to feed her..just to let her focus...

 

[Papageorgio]

What an amazing feat. The stamina, the discipline it took to swim those waters.

Great athlete and proves, if you set your mind to it, you can succeed.

 

[Truthseeker420]

Sharks, Jellyfish, currents, extreme fatigue.

She was starting to hallucinate by the end of her swim. A truly amazing athlete

Didn't they use electronics to keep sharks and jellyfish away?

 

[Mr. H.]

Sharks, Jellyfish, currents, extreme fatigue.

She was starting to hallucinate by the end of her swim. A truly amazing athlete

Didn't they use electronics to keep sharks and jellyfish away?

Why don't they just allow vehicle traffic along the Tour de France routes?

 

[DGS49]

LIke climbing Mt Everest, this was an utterly stupid and pointless thing to do, but it demonstrated that with dogged determination, even an old person can do remarkable things.

P.S. I will turn 64 on Monday.