Diana Nyad at Dominican University of California

On September 2, 2013, Diana Nyad triumphantly emerged onto the shores of Key West after achieving a goal that she’d held onto for more than thirty years: swimming from Cuba to Florida. This is a gripping story of facing fears, engaging in our lives full throttle, and living each day with no regrets. In the 1970s, Diana Nyad was the greatest long-distance swimmer in the world. After setting a world record circling Manhattan, Nyad became a prominent sports broadcaster, filing compelling reports for National Public Radio, ABC’s Wide World of Sports, Fox Sports, and The New York Times.