Distance Swimmer <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Diana+Nyad&family=editorial&specificpeople=678501 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Diana Nyad</a> (R) swims in a 40-meter pool, constructed in Herald Square, during an attempt to swim for 48 hours straight to support victims of Hurricane Sandy on October 8, 2013 in New York City. In August 2013 Nyad, age 64, swam non-stop from Florida to Cuba without a shark cage, a distance of approximately 110 miles, in approximately 53 hours. Nyad will swim with partners throughout the 48 hour challenge, and will be visited by various athletes and celebrities, too.
{"Image ImageDescription": "NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 08:  Distance Swimmer Diana Nyad (R) swims in a 40-meter pool, constructed in Herald Square, during an attempt to swim for 48 hours straight to support victims of Hurricane Sandy on October 8, 2013 in New York City. In August 2013 Nyad, age 64, swam non-stop from Florida to Cuba without a shark cage, a distance of approximately 110 miles, in approximately 53 hours. Nyad will swim with partners throughout the 48 hour challenge, and will be visited by various athletes and celebrities, too.  (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 Getty Images"}