Diana Nyad, 61, ends attempt at record swim from Cuba to Florida
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Wind conditions and “less than ideal currents” prompted marathon swimmer Diana Nyad to end her second attempt to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys about halfway through her journey.
Aug. 7, 2011 American endurance swimmer Diana Nyad, right, speaks to members of the media before jumping into waters off Havana. Nyad set off in a bid to become the first person to swim across the Florida Straits without the aid of a shark cage. Franklin Reyes/AP
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