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Candace Lyle Hogan, a friend of Diana Nyad for over 30 years and a female pioneering sports reporter, tells of a story with Diana Nyad and Jacqueline Kennedy. “After Diana swam around Manhattan Island, she and I were invited to a charity party with Jacqueline (Onassis at the time). When Diana was introduced, Jackie said, […]
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The first Inaugural Orangeman Triathlon was held at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point, California this morning. It consisted of the choice of a half-ironman (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run), an aquathon (bike/swim), or open water swim. Over 800 athletes competed in the events. The heats were set off by the
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The Caribbean Sea is not as cooperative as in days past. The glassy flat conditions have given way to a slight oncoming chop and increasingly large ocean swells. The straight-line shot to Key West has given way to a Gulf Stream push that is sending Nyad out towards the Atlantic Ocean with little hope of
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It was a whale of a night near the midpoint between Cuba and Florida. Out of nowhere, a gentle pod of 10-15 whales crossed Nyad’s path where the horizon stretched for as far as the eye could see. Swimming laterally to their human colleague, the whales were a pleasant sight. Showing off their majestic girth
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“Diana needs to cut across the Gulf Stream. If she doesn’t get across the Gulf Stream last enough, the currents will push her too far east and away fro Florida,” said chief navigator John Bartlett. “She is averaging 1.3 knots per hour, but her stoppage time is more than we calculated. The night is going
As Diana Nyad was nearing her 19th hour in the deep royal blue Caribbean Sea, a curious oceanic whitetip shark approached Nyad’s flotilla. Her support team on board her escort flotilla observed the whitetip swimming 2-3 meters under the surface a few hundred meters behind her and her mothership. The shark’s distinctive white tips reflected
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At 6:05 pm on a warm, humid Friday evening on the shores of Havana near the Hemingway Marina Club, Diana Nyad stepped off a jetty wall and started her 103-mile journey towards “any place in Florida”. Starting at a 57 stroke-per-minute pace, Diana looked like she has no ill effects of her previous attempt. Strong,
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Swimmers gathered today in Malibu, California for the Second Annual Swim for Equality . The event helps raise critical awareness and funds for LGBT rights in California. (Photo by Devon Dooley) The swim was a 1.7 mile course from Westward Beach to Zuma Beach. Special guests attended the event including ten-time Olympian Gary Hall Jr.
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The Bahamas are a contemporary gathering point for open water swimmers who have replaced pirates, blockade-runners, rum runners, British loyalists, freed slaves and financiers. These such characters previously gathered on the white-sand beaches since Christopher Columbus first landed there in 1492. Over the past 50 years, the wealthy, aristocrats and movie stars have also gathered…and
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How does one individual pull off a major solo swim in unchartered waters? Especially when that swim is between two neighoring countries with major political differences? [Read More…] Copyright © 2011 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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