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U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, points towards Florida before her swim to Florida from Havana, Cuba, Aug. 31, 2013.
Endurance athlete Nyad has set an open-water record by swimming from Havana to the Florida Keys without a protective shark cage. She reached Florida on Monday morning after swimming more than 110 miles.
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Nyad salutes before her swim from Havana to Florida, Aug. 31, 2013.
The 64-year-old endurance athlete became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. It was her fifth attempt overall and her fourth in the last three years.
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Nyad adjusts her cap before her swim to Florida from Havana, Aug. 31, 2013.
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Nyad jumps into the water to begin her swim to Florida from the waters off Havana, Cuba, Aug. 31, 2013.
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Nyad begins her swim to Florida from the waters off Havana, Aug. 31, 2013.
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Nyad begins her swim to Florida from the waters off Havana, Cuba, Aug. 31, 2013.
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Nyad begins her swim to Florida from the waters off Havana, Aug. 31, 2013.
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Nyad during her swim from Cuba to Florida, Sept. 1, 2013.
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Nyad during her swim from Cuba to Florida, Sept. 1, 2013.
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Nyad during her swim from Cuba to Florida, Sept. 1, 2013.
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Nyad during her swim from Cuba to Florida, Sept. 1, 2013.
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Nyad approaches Key West, Fla. in the last stretch her record swim from Cuba, Sept. 2, 2013.
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Diana Nyad's support boats sit in front of a cruise ship somewhere in the Straits of Florida, Sept. 2, 2013.
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Nyad, positioned about two miles off Key West, Fla., Sept. 2, 2013, is escorted by kayakers as she swims towards the completion of her approximately 110-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys.
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Nyad, positioned about two miles off Key West, Fla., Sept. 2, 2013, is escorted by kayakers as she swims towards the completion of her approximately 110-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys.
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Nyad, positioned about two miles off Key West, Fla., Sept. 2, 2013, swims towards the completion of her approximately 110-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys.
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Nyad approaches Key West, Fla. in the last stretch her record swim from Cuba, Sept. 2, 2013.
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A crowd gathered in Key West, Fla. to watch Nyad finish her record swim from Cuba, Sept. 2, 2013.
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Nyad swims for shore during the last moments of her record swim from Cuba to Florida, Sept. 2, 2013.
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Nyad, right, and her trainer, Bonnie Stoll hug after Nyad walks ashore in Key West, Fla. after swimming from Cuba, Sept. 2, 2013.
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An exhausted Nyad is surrounded by supporters on Key West beach after completing her record-breaking swim from Cuba, Sept. 2, 2013.
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Nyad drinks water after completing her record swim from Cuba to Florida, Sept. 2, 2013.
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Nyad is carried to shore after completing her record swim from Cuba to Florida, Sept. 2, 2013.
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Nyad is carried to shore after completing her record swim from Cuba to Florida, Sept. 2, 2013.
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Nyad, right, and her trainer, Bonnie Stoll hug after Nyad walks ashore in Key West, Fla. after swimming from Cuba, Sept. 2, 2013.
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Nyad is greeted by a crowd as she walks on to the Key West, Fla., shore after becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage, Sept. 2, 2013. Nyad arrived at the beach just before 2 p.m. EDT, about 53 hours after she began her swim in Havana on Saturday.
