Category: Wow
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8 Insane Things You Can Do Underwater
Courtesy of Buzzfeed “Underwater has never been this cool”
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Nyad Says Record-Setting Swim Was to be ‘Fully Engaged’ in Life
Diana Nyad has made history as the first person to swim the 110-mile Florida Strait. This was Nyad’s fifth attempt at the feat, and it took her 53 hours to complete. “I wanted this swim, this endeavor not to just be the athletic record,” Nyad, 64, said, “I wanted it to be a lesson for…
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Danish woman to do 30 Ironman events in 30 days
Read Jyllands-Posten Vejle teacher wants to be the first woman to complete gruelling ultra-sport feat. Thea Storm Henriksen says that she has more energy than most people. “I am not much for sitting still,†she told DR Nyheder And she won’t. Here is Thea Storm Henriksen after having participated in the world’s hardest adventure race, the…
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Obama Congratulates Diana Nyad On Historic Swim
Read The Huffington Post (and see Twitter) President Barack Obama tweeted his congratulations to Diana Nyad, who on Saturday became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. Congratulations to @DianaNyad. Never give up on your dreams. — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 2, 2013
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Diana Nyad Arrives in Key West After 111-Mile Swim From Cuba
“Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad walked weakly ashore on Key West’s Smathers Beach about 1:30 p.m. Monday, becoming the first person to swim across the Florida Straits from Cuba to the Florida Keys without a shark cage.”
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She did it, Diana Nyad first person ever to swim from Cuba to USA without a shark cage
Her fifth try. 52 hours, 54 minutes and 18.6 seconds. Amazing Our #FearlessNyad has at long last achieved her #XtremeDream and reached #TheOtherShore . An historic moment that proves #DreamsDoComeTrue — Diana Nyad (@diananyad) September 2, 2013
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Diana Nyad on track, 41 hours into the swim
She is now less than 16.9 13.5 10 miles from Key West, has battled through a storm and everything, it is getting really exciting. Follow her progress on diananyad.com The lights of Key West! #LetErBuck #XtremeDream #DianaNyad #LessThan10miles pic.twitter.com/3PHhdESexD — Jennifer Beals (@jenniferbeals) September 2, 2013 Post by Diana Nyad.
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Swim To Land promo
“Short film about a young woman who returns to a place she once called home to face her fears. Woven together by the words and music of Arabella Vox and Kevin Matthews, Swim To Land tells the story of an individual’s search for resolution in a world where all roads lead to the sea.” Swim…
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Discover freediving with Laury Thilleman and Guillaume Néry
World freediving champion Guillaume Nery takes Miss France 2011 model Laury Thilleman out for a bit of apnea.