![64-Year-Old Diana Nyad Swims From Cuba to Florida in 53 Hours](http://townsquare.media/site/241/files/2013/09/diananyad.jpg?w=980&q=75)
64-Year-Old Diana Nyad Swims From Cuba to Florida in 53 Hours
For the first time in history, a swimmer has endured the 103-mile route from Havana, Cuba to Key West, Florida, without the assistance of a shark cage. That swimmer, 64-year-old Diana Nyad, began her quest on Saturday, August 31, and finished around 53 hours later on Labor Day.
This was Nyad's fifth attempt at swimming from Cuba to Florida, her first being 35 years ago. "This is a lifelong dream of mine," the endurance swimmer says on her website. That website tracked her every move, from start to finish. "Thank you, all of you, thank you for your generosity."
That generosity comes from donations Nyad and her Xtreme Dream team raised to help complete the swim, with 20 percent of all donations going to their Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund.
While some may think an accomplishment like this would warrant Nyad a moment or two to slow down and relax, she will do the exact opposite. According to her website, in October, the Xtreme Dream team "will swim 48 hours in the heart of New York City ... to benefit the good people whose lives were devastated by the wreckage of [Hurricane Sandy]."
[WABC TV]
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![Louisiana Drivers Pay More for Auto Insurance Than 48 Other States](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2020/09/traffic-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Baton Rouge, Louisiana Ranks as One of the Least Safe Cities in America](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2022/04/attachment-gettyimages-1219410516.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana Man Robbed at Gunpoint in His Own Home](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/01/attachment-Untitled-design-43.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![First-Ever Buc-ee’s Store in Texas Goes Up in Flames](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Screen-Shot-2024-07-01-at-4.35.26-PM.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana, This 5-Gallon Bucket Air Conditioner Could Help You Beat the Heat](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2019/07/Homemade-Bucket-Air-Conditioner.png?w=980&q=75)
![Major Crash and Scattered Debris Close I-10 West in Louisiana](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/06/attachment-Screen-Shot-2024-06-30-at-10.26.47-AM.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Mall of Louisiana Announces Strict Policy for Minors](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/06/attachment-Screen-Shot-2024-06-25-at-12.00.48-PM.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Infant in Louisiana Attacked by Family Dog](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2021/07/attachment-GettyImages-1277241907.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Can Someone Really Steal Your House in Louisiana?](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/05/attachment-Untitled-design-61.jpg?w=980&q=75)