Diana Nyad Never Gave Up, Made History
With rainbow flags and American flags unfurled on the beach, endurance swimmer Diana Nyad arrived in Key West and set a record that she chased for three decades.
Nyad, 64, walked onto Smathers Beach on her own, completing the 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida that she had tried to make four times before. She broke the first record early Monday morning for having gone further than anyone else. When the crowd quieted its cheering, she told them, "We should never ever give up."
With rainbow flags and American flags unfurled on the beach, endurance swimmer Diana Nyad arrived in Key West and set a record that she chased for three decades.
Nyad, 64, walked onto Smathers Beach on her own, completing the 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida that she had tried to make four times before. She broke the first record early Monday morning for having gone further than anyone else. When the crowd quieted its cheering, she told them, "We should never ever give up."