Diana Nyad in her marathon Manhattan swim to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy

Diana Nyad at Dancing With The Stars rehearsal in Hollywood on March 23, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

Diana Nyad greets fans while arriving at Dancing With The Stars rehearsal in Hollywood on March 23, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

Henry Byalikov & Diana Nyad (eliminated from DWTS) on the set of the Good Morning America show in Celebrity Sightings in New York, 03/25/2014

Henry Byalikov & Diana Nyad (eliminated from DWTS) on the set of the Good Morning America show in Celebrity Sightings in New York, 03/25/2014

Diana Nyad (eliminated from DWTS) on the set of the Good Morning America show in Celebrity Sightings in New York, 03/25/2014

Diana Nyad (eliminated from DWTS) on the set of the Good Morning America show in Celebrity Sightings in New York, 03/25/2014

Diana Nyad departs DWTS rehearsals in Hollywood on March 09, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

Diana Nyad in her marathon Manhattan swim to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy

Diana Nyad in her marathon Manhattan swim to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy

Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad will once again attempt to swim from Cuba to the United States on Saturday.

Nyad announced the attempt in a news conference in Havana on Fr
iday.
It is her fourth attempt in the...

1. Wide of Chloe McCardel arriving at the Hemingway Marina in a classic car

2. Mid of McCardel getting out of ve
hicle
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chloe McCardel, maratho
n swimmer:
"I'm good. I'm...

American endurance swimmer Diana Nyad on Saturday was about to begin her third attempt in less than a year to traverse the 103 miles (165 km) of sea between Cuba and the US state of Florida.

Nyad spoke at...

American endurance athlete Diana Nyad launched another bid on Saturday to set an open-water record by swimming 103 miles (166 kilometres) between Havana and the Florida Keys without a protective shark cage....

HEADLINE: Swimmer Nyad: 'I stand here today so proud'

CAPTION: 64-year-old endurance swimmer Diana Nyad holds a press conference in Key West to discuss her record-setting swim from Cuba to Florida. She completed the...

To shouts of "Onward, Onward!" US endurance swimmer Diana Nyad once again jumped into Cuba's warm waters on Saturday for her fourth attempt to reach the Florida coast unaided by a shark cage.

"My adrenaline is...

HEADLINE: Nyad ''swimming strongly'' in Cuba-Fla. attempt

CAPTION: Marathon swimmer Diana Nyad was making good headway through the Florida Straits on Monday, nearly one-quarter of the way into her attempt to log a record swim...

A 64-year-old American woman who swam from Cuba to Florida is attempting to swim in a pool in midtown Manhattan for 48 straight hours to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy.

Wearing a pink swim cap,...

1. Wide exterior of Hemingway Marina with Cuban and Australian flags

2. Wide of Australian swimmer Chloe McCardel at news confe
rence
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chloe McCardel, Maratho
n Swimmer:
"It's...

HEADLINE: Nyad ends swim from Cuba to Florida<br/>
CAPTION: Marathon swimmer Diana Nyad ended her second bid to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys about halfway through her journey early Tuesday. <br/>(August 9)

English/Nat

A day after swimming from Cuba to Florida, Susie Maroney was basking in the glow of her accomplish
ment.
The Australian woman made the crossing in just over 24 hours, about...

One year after becoming the first person confirmed to have swum from Havana to Key West, Florida, without a shark cage, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad was back in Cuba on Saturday to receive the country's Order of...

HEADLINE: Diana Nyad's new attempt at Cuba-Florida swim

CAPTION: American endurance swimmer Diana Nyad began her second attempt in as many months to traverse the 103 miles of sea between Cuba and Florida, waving goodbye to...

HEADLINE: Diana Nyad: Ending swim was 'huge disappointment'

CAPTION: Marathon swimmer Diana Nyad has given up on her second attempt to become the first athlete to swim from Cuba to Florida without using a shark cage. She swam for...