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Wild Ideas Worth Living

Diana Nyad - How to achieve impossible goals like swimming from Cuba to Florida

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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🗓️ 29 November 2017

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In 2013 at the age of 64, Diana Nyad became the first person to swim 110 miles from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage. It took her about 53 hours. After years of training, four failed attempts, being stung by multiple box jellyfish, dealing with dehydration, hypothermia, naysayers and more, she did it.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Wild Ideas for Living, a show where we talked to experts who've taken a wild idea and made it a reality so you can too.

0:08.0

From people who have sailed around the world to those who started thriving businesses and even broken records.

0:14.8

Some of the wildest ideas can use to the most rewarding adventures.

0:18.8

I'm your host Shelby Stanger and I hope you enjoy this show.

0:26.0

This is episode 53 with swimmer, record breaker, and badass, Diana Nyad.

0:33.4

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