An hour to go or so. Awesome
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Diana Nyad ‘getting a little cranky’ with 6 miles to go
See CNN
Diana Nyad is just a few miles shy of a goal she’s been chasing for more than 35 years, but the strain of more than two days of swimming is showing.
Nyad, 64, is on her fifth attempt to swim the 103 miles from Cuba to Florida without a protective cage or flippers.
Only 6.5 miles from Key West around 7:30 a.m. ET Monday, Nyad had a swollen tongue and lips 46 hours into her swim, her support team reported on its website.
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CC photo #610: Zhao Jing on top of the BCN2013 medal podium
China’s Zhao Jing winner of the women’s 50 meter backstroke at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Also in picture, China’s silver winner Fu Yuanhui. See the result list here.
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Diana Nyad hopefully landing in Key West between 4pm and 6pm today
Sobering comments on diananyad.comAt 2am: First Feeding Since Storm
Diana came in for the first time since we’ve resumed formation, for a feeding. She knows where she is; she understands what’s going on. Almost 90 percent [coherent] she asked me specific questions.
At 5am:
Diana is on course to swim 112 statute miles. This is 35 more miles than anyone has ever swam.
We’re expecting to cross reef marker 32 at 11 a.m.
Then we have 5 miles to Smather’s Beach in Key West, which is 1 1/3 miles east of White Street Pier.
Local knowledge from teammates tells us it is an ideal landing spot for Diana.
We hope to make that landing between 4pm and 6pm today.
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“During this time, Diana has stopped numerous times to tread water trying to restore herself. We don’t know how strong she is swimming at this point, but we’ll get an update soon.” Usually seeing the dawn helps; daylight tends to uplift her.
John stresses the following: “The greatest variable here is the extension of human endurance; how long will it take her to make those last 100 strokes at the end, and all the ones from here to then?”
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Diana Nyad on track, 41 hours into the swim
She is now less than
16.913.510 miles from Key West, has battled through a storm and everything, it is getting really exciting. Follow her progress on diananyad.comThe 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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Red the water (song) – Alex Crowhurst
“Local singer Alex Crowhurst (music and singer) teams up with avid open water swimmer Iain Keenan (lyrics) to produce a unique song about local Southend open water swimming club, Chalkwell Redcaps”
Red the water (song) – Alex Crowhurst from Iain Keenan on Vimeo.
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WCYB Interview: Swim for Them 2013
Swim for Them swimmers Greg Wellman and Kristina Caudill talked with WCYB’s Tarah Taylor on August 29, 2013.
WCYB Interview: Swim for Them 2013 from Mafair UMC on Vimeo.
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Alex Buehlow – A Reason For Being
Alex Buehlow, a Special Olympics gold medallist from Bright, attempted to swim across Lake Ontario on August 13, 2013.
The 18-year-old’s valiant effort ended when he was pulled from the chilly water, possibly suffering from hypothermia, about 6 p.m. — three kilometres short of finishing his Waves of Hope Lake Ontario Crossing in Toronto. The swim began at Niagara-on-the Lake.
Diagnosed with autism at age four, he aimed to raise $100,000 for Three to Be, a charity that funds research into children’s neurological disorders.
Alex Buehlow from Mathew McCarthy on Vimeo.
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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.”