Swimmer becomes first person to cross Florida Straits...

2013-09-03 1

Swimmer Diana Nyad has become the first person to swim from Cuba to the United States without a shark cage.

The 64-year-old set off on Saturday and took 53 hours of non-stop swimming to cover the more than 160km that separate Havana from the Florida Keys.

Speaking on the beach just minutes after finishing her record breaking swim Ms. Nyad said:
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