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Lesbian Swimmer Diana Nyad Completes Cuba to Florida Trip Matt Sloane, Jason Hanna, and Dana Ford, CNN “Find a way.” That’s the mantra Diana Nyad said she had this year. And that’s exactly what she did. On Sept. 2, Nyad 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. Shortly after conquering the Straits of Florida, the 64-year-old endurance swimmer sat down with CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. “It’s all authentic. It’s a great story. You have a dream 35 years ago — doesn’t come to fruition, but you move on with life. But it’s somewhere back there. Then you turn 60, and your mom just dies, and you’re looking for something. And the dream comes waking out of your imagination,” Nyad said. The swim wasn’t easy. “With all the experience I have, especially in this ocean, I never knew I would suffer the way I did,” she said. “For 49 hours the wind just blew like heck, and it was rough.” At one point, she was vomiting because she
Diana Nyad Photo courtesy of Diana Nyad’s Facebook
had so much salt water in her system and was shivering. She sang lullabies to help her relax. “It was really rough that first day, Saturday, after the start and I just said: ‘Forget about the surface up. Get your hands in somehow, and with your left hand, say, push Cuba back, and push Florida towards you,’” Nyad said. Through it all, she held her mantra close: “You don’t like it. It’s not doing well. Find a way.” Read the full story, here: http://ow.ly/
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