Diana Nyad

Diana Nyad is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan and in 1979 when she swam from North Bimini, The Bahamas, to Juno Beach, Florida.

• Known ForActing
• Born22 August 1949 (age 76)
• Place of BirthNew York, New York, USA