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39. photo of first steps

Mon Sep 2, 2013, 03:13 PM

Sep 2013

Dear CNN
I know this story is not as important as a NBA player stubbing his big toe, but to many people, it is a big deal. I know it is a holiday and all, and you never anticipated that Nyad would actually finish her attempt, but she did. So at the last minute you send a crew to cover her landing in a condescending "bless her little old lady heart" sort of way. Somehow you managed to screw up the the live coverage and now we have to rely on You Tube and Twitter to see the historic finish. The "little old lady" did something 20 year old men could not do. It was remarkable and inspiring.
Your coverage, not so much.

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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