With the cameras rolling by Reuters and reporters from the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Associated Press, CNN, and other media outlets on the line, 15 representatives of the marathon swimming community asked over 3 hours of questions of and to Diana Nyad and her support team regarding her swim from Cuba to Florida.
The participants included:
* Forrest Nelson, Catalina Channel Swimming Association President
* Evan Morrison, Board Member of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association board member
* David Barra, Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming member
* Michelle Macy, Oceans Seven swimmer
* Barbara Held, Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming member
* Patti Bauernfeind, Lake Tahoe, Catalina Channel swimmer
* Ron Collins, Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming member
* Donal Buckley, Co-founder Marathon Swimmers Forum
* Richard Clifford, escort kayaker
* Penny Dean, Ph.D., former English Channel record holder & USA Swimming Team Coach
* Mike Lewis, open water swimming photojournalist, SwimSwam
* Marcy MacDonald, 14-time English Channel swimmer
* Skip Storch, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame member
* Sid Cassidy, FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee member
* Tim Johnson, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame member
* Skip Storch, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame member
* Diana Nyad
* John Bartlett, Navigator
* Roger McVeigh, Observer
* Janet Hinkle, Observer
* Bonnie Stoll, Handler
* Angel Yanagihara, Jellyfish expert
The panel discussion was moderated by Steven Munatones. One by one in two separate rounds, each of the individuals had an opportunity to ask a series of questions of Nyad and her crew.
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