61 year old endurance swimmer Diane Nyad aiming to swim from Florida to Cuba

Quite fascinating article form the Fitness & Nutrition section of the NY Times.

Ms. Nyad failed in 1978 on the same swim. This time around, no shark cage. And check the interesting slide show embedded in the article.

Ready to Swim 103 Miles with the Sharks

Any day now, Diana Nyad will set out to do something no athlete has ever done: swim all day and all night, then all day and all night, then all day again.

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This time, armed with better technology and a battered but tough body, she is certain she will make it. “Physically, I am much stronger than I was before, although I was faster in my 20s,” said Ms. Nyad, who looks sturdy enough to defy a linebacker. “I feel strong, powerful, and endurance-wise, I’m fit.”