CNN And Gold Medal Mel Covering Diana Nyad
CNN and Gold Medal Mel are following Diana Nyad in her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida. CNN with Dr. Sanjay Gupta will be broadcasting live updates during the daytime and nighttime hours as well as posting her progress online at CNN.com and CNN Health.com.
CNN Medical Producer Matt Sloane will be on Diana’s support team, together with 7 cameramen and 3 photographers, capturing her swim live from her escort boat.
For the swimming community, Gold Medal Mel in his own unique style – that always makes us smile – interviewed Diana here:
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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