Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Diana Nyad's historic long-distance swim from Cuba to Florida is the focus of the Netflix film "Nyad." Since then, Nyad has kept ...

On September 2, 2013, Diana Nyad finally accomplished the goal that had eluded her for more than 30 years: becoming the first person to swim from Havana, Cuba, to Key West, Florida, without a shark ...

Annette Bening as Diana Nyad, wearing a swim cap and smiling in the water by a boat in Nyad Image via Netflix Netflix is set to tell the miraculous and astounding true story of Diana Nyad in the ...

“Nyad” is the real-life story of Diana Nyad (Annette Bening), a world class swimmer who decided, at age 60, that she wanted to do something that had previously seemed impossible after she’d tried it ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Netflix’s new film Nyad tells the harrowing story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, 74, who tried—and ...

“Nyad” is a triumph of the human spirit film, a crowd-pleasing sports drama about achieving the near impossible. It is no surprise that marathon swimmer Diana Nyad (Annette Bening) will realize her ...

The Oscars slate this year is packed with films rooted in historical events and biographies. How much influence should the subjects have? By Julia Jacobs Annette Bening plays the long-distance swimmer ...

On Diana Nyad (Annette Bening)’s quest to swim from Cuba to Key West, Florida, she encountered tremendous obstacles. In fact, she didn’t succeed in terms of setting out to accomplish the goals she had ...

In August 2013, Diana Nyad, then 64 years old, was in Havana, anxiously eyeing the weather and the ocean currents, waiting for just the right moment to try to swim from Cuba to Florida. After three ...

Long-distance swimming in open water presents challenges beyond the physical grind. Think sharks. And venomous jellyfish. Those are just two of the potentially fatal problems Diana Nyad must contend ...