"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Netflix’s new film Nyad tells the harrowing story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, 74, who tried—and ...

In Nyad, the narrative debut of Academy Award winners Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo), Diana Nyad (played by Annette Bening) harnesses her hard-won experience and sheer willpower ...

Diana Nyad’s famous Cuba to Florida swim is now a film starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster. Diana’s friend, top editor and former Time magazine journalist Elaine Lafferty, chronicled it. Happens ...

KEY WEST — Writer and long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad marked the 10th anniversary of her 111-mile swim from Havana, Cuba, to Key West by helping a rehabilitated sea turtle return to the Atlantic ...

It was a feat of human endurance, almost unbelievable. In 2013, Diana Nyad swam more than 100 miles from Cuba to Florida. She spent more than 53 hours in shark- and jellyfish-infested waters, and she ...

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Diana Nyad, left, her expedition leader Bonnie Stoll, right, and staff from the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital watch "Rocky," a ...

She’s back on the Key West beach where she ended her journey, helping a rehabilitated turtle. In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Diana Nyad, left, her expedition leader Bonnie ...

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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Diana Nyad, positioned about two miles off Key West, Fla., Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, swims towards the completion of her 111-mile trek from Cuba to ...

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A decade after swimming the treacherous passage from Cuba to Key West, Diana Nyad returned Sunday to the beach where she completed her epic feat, joining in the release of a sea ...