There's so much boldness in living life this way, and we did it all, and no one can take it away from us.

" She was scheduled to make the swim in August/September 2010 but bad weather forced her to cancel; Diana Nyad then planned to do the swim in July 2011. Nyad was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2003. " Nyad is openly lesbian.

She broke numerous world records including the 45-year-old mark for circling Manhattan Island (7 hrs 57 min) in 1975. In 2012 Diana Nyad was the subject of the short documentary "Diana" by the digital channel WIGS.