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Swimming with the sharks . . .
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:12 pm
by Guinevere
. . . and no shark cages. Diana Nyad, at 61, kicked off her 103 mile swim from Havana, Cuba to Key West last night (Sunday) at 7PM. She has a full support crew, but may not have any physical assistance (like hanging on a boat or kayak) as she takes in nutrition and water. She also has two kayakers towing an electonic device that is supposes to keep the sharks away. As of lunch time today, she was over 20 miles into the swim. Go Diana, swim strong!!
Story here:
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/44051358/ ... er_sports/
Track her progress here:
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2011/07/ ... index.html
Re: Swimming with the sharks . . .
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:12 pm
by Guinevere
24 hours in, she's about 30 miles out of Havana now. Going into the colder, darker, night now.
Regular updates, and some great photos on Diana's website here:
http://diananyad.com/
Re: Swimming with the sharks . . .
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:16 pm
by BoSoxGal
Heard about this on NPR. Amazing lady!
Re: Swimming with the sharks . . .
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:52 pm
by Gob
An amazing attempt, very courageous, best of luck to her!
Re: Swimming with the sharks . . .
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:56 am
by Guinevere
Well mother nature had other ideas. Winds picked up, tides dragged her eastward, and heavier than expected swells made her seasick. 39 hours and 50 miles into it -- about half-way, she came out of the water. A couragous decision, and a heroic and inspiring effort. Sometimes it really is about the journey and not the destination.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/09/ny ... ?hpt=hp_c1
Re: Swimming with the sharks . . .
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 12:06 pm
by The Hen
Holy crap. Nearly two straight days and 50 mikes.
I can't begin to imagine how her shoulders feel.
There is no shame in not reaching an arbitrary, pre-determined goal when you have achieved so much without reaching it. My imaginary hat is doffed.
Re: Swimming with the sharks . . .
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:51 am
by loCAtek
Awesome possum!
Re: Swimming with the sharks . . .
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:41 am
by rubato
So she failed once again. Too bad.
Seems to be making a habit of failure.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Swimming with the sharks . . .
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:51 am
by Jarlaxle
Would you OFF YOURSELF already, you worthless twat?
Re: Swimming with the sharks . . .
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:45 pm
by rubato
She could always be a "Trivial Pursuits" question, in the "failure edition".
yrs,
rubato
Re: Swimming with the sharks . . .
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:29 pm
by Sean
You seem very familiar with that edition... I didn't realise that there was such a thing.
Re: Swimming with the sharks . . .
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:09 am
by Jarlaxle
rubato wrote:She could always be a "Trivial Pursuits" question, in the "failure edition".
yrs,
rubato
Would you OFF YOURSELF already, you worthless twat?
Would you OFF YOURSELF already, you worthless twat?
Would you OFF YOURSELF already, you worthless twat?
Would you OFF YOURSELF already, you worthless twat?