Diana Nyad, Shaping Bodies And Minds
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Diana Nyad, one of the all-time great adventurers in history who swam 50 miles (80 km) along the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and 102.5 miles (165 km) from North Bimini, Bahamas to Juno Beach, Florida in 1972, is always pushing the envelope.
She has always exceeded expectations, whether it was a marathon race or a 42-hour solo swim from Cuba to Florida.
Word has it that she recently did a five-hour non-stop training swim, working in some tough workouts as she launches Brava Body. We sense a major swim coming up from the former pro and are looking forward to something spectacular.
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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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