Diana Nyad, Part 1: The Swim of Her Life

Published: May 28, 2018, 5 a.m.

At 64, marathon swimming champion Diana Nyad inspired the world by becoming the first person to swim 110 miles from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. Proving the human spirit is capable of triumphing over extreme adversity, Diana explains why she decided to take on the quest and shares why the swim was about far more than breaking records. She also reveals her empowering three-word mantra, and shares how \u201cThe Wizard of Oz,\u201d Stephen Hawking and the Taj Mahal helped her through the toughest times in the ocean.