Annette Bening plays the long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad as a woman who doesn’t pity herself. Neither does the film. By Amy Nicholson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

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On September 2, 2013, Diana Nyad finally accomplished the goal that had eluded her for more than 30 years: becoming the first person to swim from Havana, Cuba, to Key West, Florida, without a shark ...

Long-distance swimming in open water presents challenges beyond the physical grind. Think sharks. And venomous jellyfish. Those are just two of the potentially fatal problems Diana Nyad must contend ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Annette Bening as Diana Nyad in ‘NYAD’ (Liz Parkinson/Netflix) At approximately 2pm on 2 September 2013, Diana Nyad staggered onto ...

Diana Nyad's crazy dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida began as a little girl, standing on the shores of Fort Lauderdale Beach. Thousands of Cuban refugees had just arrived to South Florida after ...

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“Nyad” is a triumph of the human spirit film, a crowd-pleasing sports drama about achieving the near impossible. It is no surprise that marathon swimmer Diana Nyad (Annette Bening) will realize her ...

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At approximately 2pm on 2 September 2013, Diana Nyad staggered onto the beach in Key West, Florida, about 53 hours after she first stepped into the water in Havana, Cuba. She fell at least twice. Her ...