In 1975, Nyad circumnavigated Manhattan Island in less than 8 hours. She swam from Bimini, The Bahamas to Juno Beach, Florida in 1979, without a wetsuit or shark cage -- 102 miles. And she has made four unsuccessful attempts to swim from Cuba to the United States -- 1978, 2011 twice, and 2012.
[1] Robert Lipsyte, "Reflections on a Secret Life in Professional Sports" (article is about a panel of four gay/lesbian athletes at Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater), The New York Times, 12 September 1999: "At the American Broadcasting Company, [Nyad] said, she was told not to bring her partner to company social events and to make sure her lesbianism stayed in the closet where it couldn't scare the Nielsen families."
Father: William Sneed
Mother: Lucy Curtis
Father: Aristotle Nyad (stepfather)
High School: Pine Crest School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (1967)
University: Emory University (expelled after stunt)
University: Lake Forest College (1973)
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Adopted by Aristotle Nyad
National Women's Hall of Fame 1986
International Swimming Hall of Fame 2003
Official Website:
http://www.diananyad.com/
Author of books:
Other Shores (1978, memoir)
Basic Training for Women (1981)
Boss of Me: The Keyshawn Johnson Story (1999, biography)
