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BREAKING: Diana Nyad Completes Historic Havana-Key West Swim Without Shark Cage [View all] Hissyspit Sep 2013 OP

Senior power! JohnnyLib2 Sep 2013 #1

Yes!!!!! shenmue Sep 2013 #2

So happy for her! livetohike Sep 2013 #3

So much admiration for her BeyondGeography Sep 2013 #4

Well done Diana. DURHAM D Sep 2013 #5

Wow iandhr Sep 2013 #6

Woo-Hoooooooooooo!! theHandpuppet Sep 2013 #7

Wow, just fuckin WOW. Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #8

I hope she will be on the cover of AARP, what a gal!....n/t monmouth3 Sep 2013 #9

Hell, she should be on the cover of Sports Illustrated theHandpuppet Sep 2013 #12

SI too...n/t monmouth3 Sep 2013 #15

But - judging from the pitiful coverage today - Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #20

I saw mbuch64 Sep 2013 #73

Their website, at least, doesn't have more than I have already seen. Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #74

sports illustrated, time, all the major magazines and all the sports magazines. but I won't hold my niyad Sep 2013 #72

Yes on the cover of the SWIMSUIT issue. She deserves that JimDandy Sep 2013 #84

Good for her gopiscrap Sep 2013 #10

Good for her MNBrewer Sep 2013 #11

here I am at 31 d_b Sep 2013 #13

Remember the first time I swam a mile. Downwinder Sep 2013 #21

I can't even swim d_b Sep 2013 #23

I get lag cramps in the bathtub now. Downwinder Sep 2013 #27

LOL...now that is sad. n/t JimDandy Sep 2013 #85

Until vertigo arrived about a year ago, Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #28

That is Wonder Woman, Amazon class. Downwinder Sep 2013 #30

Woo Hoo! Senior power! R&K nt longship Sep 2013 #14

Age is just a state of mind. Awesome accomplishment for anyone of any age. Scuba Sep 2013 #16

pics from the finish riverwalker Sep 2013 #17

cool pics gopiscrap Sep 2013 #19

WooHoo!!! Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #18

CNN reporter riverwalker Sep 2013 #26

I lost the local CNN reporter Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #31

Interesting. LeftofObama Sep 2013 #46

One of the articles while she was still a ways out from shore talked about it. Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #49

CNN dropped the ball on that one Patiod Sep 2013 #87

Oh - but aren't footbal replays Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #98

Thank you so much, Ms Toad Patiod Sep 2013 #100

You and me both! Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #101

Yay!!! GoCubsGo Sep 2013 #22

great accomplishment Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #24

WooHoo!!! onestepforward Sep 2013 #25

What an achievement! Amazing. nt emmadoggy Sep 2013 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Sep 2013 #32

Good for her. Daniel537 Sep 2013 #33

LUCK???? how unbelievably insulting. LUCK had NOTHING to do with her amazing feat. niyad Sep 2013 #68

Save your faux outrage. Daniel537 Sep 2013 #94

unlike your contempt for ms. nyad. niyad Sep 2013 #97

Nyad: Proving that 64 years is the new 25! nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #34

First known and acknowledged. obxhead Sep 2013 #35

Why is this amazing feat by a woman inevitably diminished by some here? theHandpuppet Sep 2013 #40

Ignore them. complain jane Sep 2013 #50

you answered your own question: "amazing feat BY A WOMAN" niyad Sep 2013 #69

You can disagree with my post, but you do not have a right to claim I obxhead Sep 2013 #83

when somebody posts something sexist, I do have a right to point it out. niyad Sep 2013 #86

Then point it out. obxhead Sep 2013 #89

I did. niyad Sep 2013 #90

You're sure it has been done before. PearliePoo2 Sep 2013 #44

That is a pretty ignorant thing to say indie9197 Sep 2013 #47

Don't forget complain jane Sep 2013 #52

I'm not sure why, either theHandpuppet Sep 2013 #63

you already know the answer. we cannot have a woman accomplishing such a feat--might give niyad Sep 2013 #70

Mistaken TNNurse Sep 2013 #67

Yeah, I'm sure 53-hour swims through shark-infested waters have been a normal part of human behavior Codeine Sep 2013 #82

Or people in kayaks warding off the sharks Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #96

video after finish riverwalker Sep 2013 #36

Warms my Cockles,,,,,,,, nt Cryptoad Sep 2013 #37

How inspiring! felix_numinous Sep 2013 #38

photo of first steps riverwalker Sep 2013 #39

+1000!! theHandpuppet Sep 2013 #43

Hope you sent that! PearliePoo2 Sep 2013 #45

awesome letter! complain jane Sep 2013 #54

great letter! This amazing WOMAN deserves honors! BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2013 #58

Excellent letter! MH1 Sep 2013 #62

I hope you did indeed send this to cnn. niyad Sep 2013 #75

They did the same to Annie Edson Taylor, the first to go over Niagra Falls, 63 years old. DeschutesRiver Sep 2013 #92

She is the very definition of perseverance! Cass Sep 2013 #41

exactly. that is the word i grabbed also. in another thread. nt seabeyond Sep 2013 #53

This lady rocks! blackspade Sep 2013 #42

incredible courage..... dhill926 Sep 2013 #48

finally. she can put this to rest. a job well done. hoo rah. nt seabeyond Sep 2013 #51

Oh wow, she's amazing. NealK Sep 2013 #55

She is a great example for our community and all people FreeState Sep 2013 #57

Cool! NealK Sep 2013 #60

This has to be one of the top athletic feats of all time BlueStreak Sep 2013 #56

So impressive! funny how she has the perfect name... BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2013 #59

Brava! Tx4obama Sep 2013 #61

Good For Her n/t erpowers Sep 2013 #64

Triumph of the human spirit. (n/t) Seeking Serenity Sep 2013 #65

I remember 1978 hamsterjill Sep 2013 #66

I was in high school when she first attempted! Hissyspit Sep 2013 #79

Me, too. hamsterjill Sep 2013 #80

congratulations on a truly remarkable achievement. thank you, diana, for reminding us that being niyad Sep 2013 #71

awesome achievement, congrats Ms. Nyad ! nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #76

Thank you Diana Nyad for creating a positive news story. Very rare these days. olddad56 Sep 2013 #77

Well Done!! oldandhappy Sep 2013 #78

Astonishing persistence and perseverence! Surya Gayatri Sep 2013 #81

Congrats, Ms. Nyad. Now: When can I get on a jet from Florida to Cuba...... Paladin Sep 2013 #88

! Fellow swimmer, here. Awesome, Diana. Too cool for words. toby jo Sep 2013 #91

That's amazing! k&r Little Star Sep 2013 #93

Just to put it in perspective.... Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2013 #95

I swim about that in a year - Ms. Toad Sep 2013 #99