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Biography
Diana Nyad is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan and in 1979 when she swam from North Bimini, The Bahamas, to Juno Beach, Florida.
Awards & recognition
- Out100 · 2023
- Al Schoenfield Media Award · 2002
