Photos of Diana Nyad's three-day marathon swim from Cuba to Florida
U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad swims on her way to Florida from Havana, while flanked by two assistants in kayaks with an assistance boat in front August 7, 2011. The 61-year-old plunged into the Straits of Florida at dusk on Sunday to begin what she hopes will be a world record 103-mile (168 km) swim from Cuba to Florida.DESMOND BOYLAN
American endurance swimmer Diana Nyad , 61, swims in Cuban waters, offshore Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Nyad jumped into Cuban waters Sunday evening and set off in a bid to become the first person to swim across the Florida Straits without the aid of a shark cage.
U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad looks at the ocean before her attempt to swim to Florida from Havana August 7, 2011. The 61-year-old plunged into the Straits of Florida at dusk on Sunday to begin what she hopes will be a world record 103-mile (168 km) swim from Cuba to Florida.
U.S swimmer Diana Nyad jumps into the Straits of Florida in Havana August 7, 2011. Nyad, 61, started her swim at dusk on Sunday to begin what she hopes will be a world record 103-mile (168 km) swim from Cuba to Florida.
US swimmer Diana Nyad prepares her swimsuit at Ernest Hemingway Nautical Club, on August 7, 2011, in Havana. Nyad plans to swim from Havana to Florida in a three-day non-stop journey.
US swimmer Diana Nyad delivers a speech at Ernest Hemingway Nautical Club, in Havana on August 7, 2011, before swimming from Havana to Florida in a three-day non-stop journey.