Jul 11, 2016 · Diana Nyad emerges from the the water after completing the 110-mile swim from Cuba to Key West, Florida, on September 2, 2013. Photograph: Andy Newman/AFP/Getty Images It wasn’t really about sport. In her new movie, “Nyad,” Bening portrays long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, who is known for swimming 110 miles from Cuba to Florida in jellyfish- and shark-infested waters at the age of 64 ... KEY WEST, Fla. -- Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad walked ashore on Key West's Smathers Beach about 1:30 p.m. on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, becoming the f... John Bartlett serves as Diana Nyad’s chief navigator when the latter decides to swim from Cuba to Florida in Netflix’s biographical film ‘Nyad.’ He shares his expertise with Diana without even expecting money in return. After realizing that he is slowly dying, he gives his all to the swimmer for her to succeed and rewrite history.A remarkable true story of tenacity, friendship and the triumph of the human spirit, NYAD recounts a riveting chapter in the life of world-class athlete Diana Nyad. Three decades after giving up ...A record-setting long-distance swimmer, Diana Nyad writes and thinks deeply about motivation. Why you should listen. For ten years (1969-1979), Diana Nyad was known as the greatest long-distance swimmer in the world. In …The plot follows the true story of Nyad's attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida at age 63. ... Nyad attempted the Cuba-Florida swim once at the peak of her long-distance swimming career in 1978 ...Diana Nyad, a retired athlete, attempted to swim from Cuba to Florida without a cage for four years before succeeding in 2013. The film, starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster, follows …FILM RE-RELEASE - The Other Shore: The Diana Nyad Story is the true behind the scenes story following legendary marathon swimmer as she attempts to become the first person ever to swim 110- miles from Cuba to Florida at the age of Sixty-four. Director Timothy Wheeler brings Nyad's extraordinary adventure to life in this biographical sports drama.Diana Nyad Took Up Swimming at an Early Age. Born on August 22, 1949, in New York, Diana always had a fascination for the water and started swimming seriously at the age of 12. Even in later years, she held on to something her stepfather told her about being a Nyad, a Greek word for water nymphs, indicating that swimming was in her …Nov 6, 2023 · Nov. 6, 2023. Diana Nyad doesn’t give up. In the new film NYAD, Annette Bening plays the irrepressible swimmer who sets out to complete a swim from Cuba to Florida 32 years after her first attempt ended in failure. At the age of 60, and with the help of a resilient crew, Nyad is determined to finish what she started when she was 28 years old. a wild & precious life. “Whatever your Other Shore is, whatever you must do, whatever inspires you, you will find a way to get there.”. - Diana Nyad. It was ten years ago, September 2, 2013, that I at long last stumbled up onto Smathers Beach in Key West, on the fifth try over thirty-five years, after swimming across that epic ocean between ... Mar 5, 2024 · Netflix's "Nyad" takes viewers on the inside story of how famed marathon swimmer Diane Nyad swam across the Florida Strait — the waters between Cuba and Key West — at age 64. The film, based ...Yes. Netflix's Diana Nyad movie is based on her 2015 memoir Find a Way: The Inspiring Story of One Woman's Pursuit of a Lifelong Dream. With regard to the book's accuracy, the World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) advises viewers to not accept the critically-acclaimed book as a fully factual account of Nyad's swim.Netflix’s sports biographical film ‘Nyad’ sheds light on Coach Jack Nelson’s presence in the life of renowned swimmer Diana Nyad. When Diana was an emerging swimmer, Nelson played an integral role in motivating her. However, their mentor-mentee relationship came to an end when he hurt her. In reality, Nelson was a popular and …Above: Diana Nyad ends her first English Channel attempt after about 90 minutes of swimming. Footage from Courage to Succeed. Nyad tries again on August 30. But the Channel becomes “a mass of breaking whitecaps,” she writes in Other Shores. The weather is “a greater force than anyone could battle.” Her crew yanks her out again.Nov 7, 2023 · Nyad, which arrived on Netflix on 3 November, picks up on the swimmer’s 60th birthday, when, after decades away from the sport, she decides to prove that she can make the Florida Straits crossing “unassisted” (without a shark cage – as Walter Poenisch and Susie Maroney had done in 1978 and 1997, respectively). It took Nyad five attempts ... A remarkable true story of tenacity, friendship and the triumph of the human spirit, NYAD recounts a riveting chapter in the life of world-class athlete Diana Nyad. Three decades after giving up ... Nyad 's ending tells the true story of swimmer Diana Nyad's astonishing marathon swim from Cuba to Florida at age 64. The real-life story Diana Nyad is one of perseverance as she continually attempts to complete the 100+ mile unaided swim decades after her first failure. Directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Nyad is a …Tim Robey, Film Critic 2 November 2023 • 4:25pm. Annette Bening as Diana Nyad in Nyad. Swimming the 100 miles from Cuba to Florida is hardly a small feat, let alone for a 64-year-old woman, on ...Oct 20, 2023 · Diana Nyad (centre right) and her trainer Bonnie Stoll hug as Nyad walks ashore in Florida after her 2013 swim. Photograph: J Pat Carter/AP. As a member of the Sag-Aftra actors’ union, the ... Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad's story is back in the spotlight thanks to the Netflix biopic and awards season contender "Nyad." Nyad is best known for being the first person to successfully ...Above: Diana Nyad ends her first English Channel attempt after about 90 minutes of swimming. Footage from Courage to Succeed. Nyad tries again on August 30. But the Channel becomes “a mass of breaking whitecaps,” she writes in Other Shores. The weather is “a greater force than anyone could battle.” Her crew yanks her out again.“Nyad” tells the true story of athlete Diana Nyad (Annette Bening), who, at the age of 60, decided to attempt swimming the 110 miles between Cuba and Florida — a goal she failed to achieve ...John Bartlett serves as Diana Nyad’s chief navigator when the latter decides to swim from Cuba to Florida in Netflix’s biographical film ‘Nyad.’ He shares his expertise with Diana without even expecting money in return. After realizing that he is slowly dying, he gives his all to the swimmer for her to succeed and rewrite history.By Alice Park. October 27, 2015 12:32 PM EDT. I n her new memoir, Find a Way, Diana Nyad describes her historic swim in 2013, when, at age 64, she became the first person to swim from Cuba to ...Feb 2, 2014 · Nyad was already an accomplished long-distance swimmer, having broken the women’s world record for the twenty-two-mile route from Capri to Naples and made the first north-to-south crossing of ... Diana Nyad, the champion long-distance open water swimmer, opened up about her past as a victim of sexual assault. Her op-ed in the New York Times is yet another case of a woman speaking out about ...Best of the Seventies. “I became, in the 1970s, the best ocean swimmer in the world. I held all the major records on planet Earth, out in the open sea.”*. Diana Nyad hasn’t completed a single one of the major ocean swims on the planet, much less held records in them. She has never come close to being the best ocean swimmer of any decade.Nov 3, 2023 · Based on the story of Nyad’s real-life attempt to make the treacherous swim, NYAD was a powerful passion project for directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. Like Nyad herself, the filmmakers were making a leap of faith — their previous credits were documentaries like The Rescue and the Oscar-winning Free Solo. “I believe that ... Nov 6, 2023 · Nov. 6, 2023. Diana Nyad doesn’t give up. In the new film NYAD, Annette Bening plays the irrepressible swimmer who sets out to complete a swim from Cuba to Florida 32 years after her first attempt ended in failure. At the age of 60, and with the help of a resilient crew, Nyad is determined to finish what she started when she was 28 years old. NYAD. 2023 | Maturity Rating: PG-13 | 2h 1m | Drama. Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean. Starring: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans.FILM RE-RELEASE - The Other Shore: The Diana Nyad Story is the true behind the scenes story following legendary marathon swimmer as she attempts to become the first person ever to swim 110- miles from Cuba to Florida at the age of Sixty-four. Director Timothy Wheeler brings Nyad's extraordinary ad Diana Nyad makes history as she becomes the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a protective cage. More from CNN at http://www.cnn.com/ Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin take documentary talents to tell story of Diana Nyad’s treacherous 110-mile swim from Cuba to Key West.Tim Robey, Film Critic 2 November 2023 • 4:25pm. Annette Bening as Diana Nyad in Nyad. Swimming the 100 miles from Cuba to Florida is hardly a small feat, let alone for a 64-year-old woman, on ...Nyad was a champion swimmer her whole life. She set impressive records in her 20s, then didn’t swim at all for thirty years. At 60, she resurrected her dream of swimming from Havana to Key West. She trained intensively to get back in shape, then made four harrowing, unsuccessful attempts over several years. In 2013, at 64 years old, …FILM RE-RELEASE - The Other Shore: The Diana Nyad Story is the true behind the scenes story following legendary marathon swimmer as she attempts to become the first person ever to swim 110- miles from Cuba to Florida at the age of Sixty-four. Director Timothy Wheeler brings Nyad's extraordinary adThe swimmer’s epic feat is the subject of the Netflix feature “Nyad,” which stars Annette Bening as Nyad and Jodie Foster as her best friend and supporter, Bonnie Stoll.Oct 25, 2023 · L oneliness isn’t exactly the issue for the long-distance swimmer in this earnestly acted real-life motivational drama. It’s about Diana Nyad, a retired American swim champ turned sportscaster ...The movie, titled Nyad and starring Annette Bening as the title character and Jodie Foster as her best pal and occasional coach and girlfriend, Bonnie Stoll, recounts the swimming event regarded as Nyad's most momentous: her 2013 crossing of the Florida Straits from Cuba to the U.S. Both Bening and Foster are already being touted as …NYAD. 2023 | Maturity Rating: PG-13 | 2h 1m | Drama. Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean. Starring: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans.Aug 29, 2019 · Just over a year ago, the New York Times issued a correction to an op-ed in which Diana Nyad accuses her high school swim coach, Jack Nelson, of sexual abuse. The correction reads: An earlier version of this article incorrectly described an event associated with the initial assault on the author. It was a swim … Continue reading "New Evidence that Diana Nyad …FILM RE-RELEASE - The Other Shore: The Diana Nyad Story is the true behind the scenes story following legendary marathon swimmer as she attempts to become the first person ever to swim 110- miles from Cuba to Florida at the age of Sixty-four. Director Timothy Wheeler brings Nyad's extraordinary adventure to life in this biographical sports drama.Dec 11, 2023 · Dec. 11, 2023 3 AM PT. “I felt a tremendous affection and respect for her,” Annette Bening says of the real-life Diana Nyad. (Elizabeth Weinberg / For The Times) For four-time Oscar nominee ... Diana Nyad makes history as she becomes the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a protective cage. More from CNN at http://www.cnn.com/Just over a year ago, the New York Times issued a correction to an op-ed in which Diana Nyad accuses her high school swim coach, Jack Nelson, of sexual abuse. The correction reads: An earlier version of this article incorrectly described an event associated with the initial assault on the author. It was a swim meet, not the state swimming ...Nov. 3, 2023 9:42 AM PT. On Sept. 2, 2013, marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, then 64 years old, staggered onto the beach at Key West after swimming for nearly 53 hours from Cuba. For the athlete-turned ...Sep 2, 2013 · EmbedVideo(7278, 482, 304); Diana Nyad has reached Key West on the coast of Florida. You can watch the final leg of her swim here. Update: 6:30 p.m. ET Shortly before 2 p.m. ET, a sunburned and ... After swimming from Cuba to Florida, Diana Nyad makes it clear that her victory is the result of teamwork in Netflix’s sports biopic ‘Nyad.’ As the film depicts, Diana was able to achieve her dream with the help and sacrifice of her team/crew members. While the movie mainly follows a handful of them, in reality, around 40 individuals were part of …Based on the story of Nyad’s real-life attempt to make the treacherous swim, NYAD was a powerful passion project for directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. Like Nyad herself, the filmmakers were making a leap of faith — their previous credits were documentaries like The Rescue and the Oscar-winning Free Solo. “I believe …Time Out says. In 2013, the perfectly named endurance swimmer Diana Nyad became—at the age of 64—the first person to officially swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. Now the ...Oct 20, 2023 · If 444 swimmers had spent 30+ hours in 48-degree water, 444 swimmers would have died.” The 1968 Olympic Trials? “I remember it like it was yesterday,” said Nyad, “I looked up at the ...Diana Nyad Took Up Swimming at an Early Age. Born on August 22, 1949, in New York, Diana always had a fascination for the water and started swimming seriously at the age of 12. Even in later years, she held on to something her stepfather told her about being a Nyad, a Greek word for water nymphs, indicating that swimming was in her …makeup artist: Ms. Foster (as Maha Lessner) Ann Pala. ... key makeup artist: additional photography. Bruce J. Samia. ... key hair stylist: additional photography (as Bruce Samia) Darlene Brumfield.The plot follows the true story of Nyad's attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida at age 63. ... Nyad attempted the Cuba-Florida swim once at the peak of her long-distance swimming career in 1978 ...Oct 22, 2023 · The film tells the real-life story of Diana Nyad (a staunch performance from Annette Bening), a retired endurance swimmer who decided, aged 60, to get back in the water and attempt, once again ... The 64-year-old discusses her historic 110-mile swim from Cuba to Key West.Based on the story of Nyad’s real-life attempt to make the treacherous swim, NYAD was a powerful passion project for directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. Like Nyad herself, the filmmakers were making a leap of faith — their previous credits were documentaries like The Rescue and the Oscar-winning Free Solo. “I believe …Nov 7, 2023 · Netflix’s new film Nyad tells the harrowing story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, 74, who tried—and failed—to swim from Cuba to Florida when she was 28, and how she …Nyad, who specializes in long-distance swimming, accomplished a feat that no other swimmer of any age had done before, crossing from Havana, Cuba, to Florida through the shark and jellyfish ...Jan 23, 2024 · Archive photo via FINIS. “Nyad,” Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ‘s 2023 feature film about open water swimmer Diana Nyad, has received two nominations for the 96th annual Academy ... Time Out says. In 2013, the perfectly named endurance swimmer Diana Nyad became—at the age of 64—the first person to officially swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. Now the ...Mar 9, 2024 · "Nyad" stars Annette Bening as the titular swimmer and Nyad has been supportive of the biopic. Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad's story is back in the spotlight thanks to the Netflix biopic and ...Nyad, now 74, has written four books including the 2016 memoir Find a Way, which detailed the philosophies and experiences behind her single-minded determination to come out of swimming retirement ...Sep 1, 2023 · Free Solo followed the determination of an obsessed mountain climber, and Nyad also investigates an obsessive athlete: marathon swimmer and journalist Diana Nyad, who …Sep 1, 2023 · The film, poised to debut at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend before showing in theaters and on Netflix, is putting her controversial career back in the spotlight. Nyad's famous swim led to her being cast on "Dancing With the Stars," getting a book deal and becoming a motivational speaker. She has published numerous op-eds in the New ... a wild & precious life. “Whatever your Other Shore is, whatever you must do, whatever inspires you, you will find a way to get there.”. - Diana Nyad. It was ten years ago, September 2, 2013, that I at long last stumbled up onto Smathers Beach in Key West, on the fifth try over thirty-five years, after swimming across that epic ocean between ... FILM RE-RELEASE - The Other Shore: The Diana Nyad Story is the true behind the scenes story following legendary marathon swimmer as she attempts to become the first person ever to swim 110- miles from Cuba to Florida at the age of Sixty-four. Director Timothy Wheeler brings Nyad's extraordinary adAs soon as Nyad completed the fifth and final attempt, those who adhere to "English Channel Rules" of distance swimming were up in arms. They pooh-poohed her use of a jellyfish-protective suit and ...Nov 6, 2023 · Back in 2013, 64-year-old swimmer Diana Nyad swam from Havana, Cuba to Key West, Florida in 53 hours, becoming the third person to achieve the feat and the first to do it without a shark cage.Diana Nyad doesn’t give up. In the new film NYAD, Annette Bening plays the irrepressible swimmer who sets out to complete a swim from Cuba to Florida 32 years after her first attempt ended in failure. At the age of 60, and with the help of a resilient crew, Nyad is determined to finish what she started when she was 28 years old.Oct 20, 2023 · If 444 swimmers had spent 30+ hours in 48-degree water, 444 swimmers would have died.” The 1968 Olympic Trials? “I remember it like it was yesterday,” said Nyad, “I looked up at the ...Sep 1, 2023 · The film, poised to debut at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend before showing in theaters and on Netflix, is putting her controversial career back in the spotlight. Nyad's famous swim led to her being cast on "Dancing With the Stars," getting a book deal and becoming a motivational speaker. She has published numerous op-eds in the New ... Best of the Seventies. “I became, in the 1970s, the best ocean swimmer in the world. I held all the major records on planet Earth, out in the open sea.”*. Diana Nyad hasn’t completed a single one of the major ocean swims on the planet, much less held records in them. She has never come close to being the best ocean swimmer of any decade.Above: Diana Nyad ends her first English Channel attempt after about 90 minutes of swimming. Footage from Courage to Succeed. Nyad tries again on August 30. But the Channel becomes “a mass of breaking whitecaps,” she writes in Other Shores. The weather is “a greater force than anyone could battle.” Her crew yanks her out again.Nov 9, 2023 · Nyad, which arrived on Netflix on 3 November, picks up on the swimmer’s 60th birthday, when, after decades away from the sport, she decides to prove that she can make the Florida Straits ...Nov 11, 2017 · Diana Nyad, the champion long-distance open water swimmer, opened up about her past as a victim of sexual assault. Her op-ed in the New York Times is yet another case of a woman speaking out about ... Diana Nyad, the champion long-distance open water swimmer, opened up about her past as a victim of sexual assault. Her op-ed in the New York Times is yet another case of a woman speaking out about ...Nov. 6, 2023. Diana Nyad doesn’t give up. In the new film NYAD, Annette Bening plays the irrepressible swimmer who sets out to complete a swim from Cuba to Florida 32 years after her first attempt ended in failure. At the age of 60, and with the help of a resilient crew, Nyad is determined to finish what she started when she was 28 years old.Diana Nyad. 103,770 likes · 1,628 talking about this. World champion swimmer, record breaker, story teller, inspiration to many.Netflix's "Nyad" captures the true-life story of competitive swimmer Diana Nyad (Annette Bening), who tried to cut through the briny blue from Cuba to Florida four times before succeeding in 2013 ...Yes. NYAD is based on the true story of Diana Nyad (Annette Bening in the movie), a long-distance swimmer who achieved her life’s dream of swimming from Havana, Cuba to Key West, Florida in 2013 ...Nov 3, 2023 · Three decades after retiring from marathon swimming to embark on a second act as a sports journalist, Nyad became obsessed with the feat that had eluded her as a 28-year-old in 1978. Oct 22, 2023 · The film tells the real-life story of Diana Nyad (a staunch performance from Annette Bening), a retired endurance swimmer who decided, aged 60, to get back in the water and attempt, once again ... “Nyad,” directed by husband and wife Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi of “Free Solo” fame, is a biopic of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad during her 110-mile open water journey from ...The movie, titled Nyad and starring Annette Bening as the title character and Jodie Foster as her best pal and occasional coach and girlfriend, Bonnie Stoll, recounts the swimming event regarded as Nyad's most momentous: her 2013 crossing of the Florida Straits from Cuba to the U.S. Both Bening and Foster are already being touted as …Nov 3, 2023 · Diana Nyad failed four times trying to make the Cuba-to-Florida swim. She was successful on her fifth attempt. The dates and descriptions of each failed attempt are listed below. 1st Attempt - August 1978: One year after the Cuba travel restrictions that Kennedy imposed were lifted, Diana Nyad made her first attempt to swim from Havana, Cuba to Key West, Florida.Nyad was a champion swimmer her whole life. She set impressive records in her 20s, then didn’t swim at all for thirty years. At 60, she resurrected her dream of swimming from Havana to Key West. She trained intensively to get back in shape, then made four harrowing, unsuccessful attempts over several years. In 2013, at 64 years old, …
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Diana Nyad makes history as she becomes the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a protective cage. More from CNN at http://www.cnn.com/As a result of Nyad’s accusations, Poenisch’s sponsors abandoned him, effectively destroying his career. Poenisch sued Nyad for and won an out-of-court settlement and apology 4. The International Swimming Hall of Fame later recognized Poenisch’s legacy with a posthumous induction as a “Pioneer Open Water Swimmer” in August 2017 4.Nov 3, 2023 · Kimberley French/Netflix. As played with unmatchable ferocity by Annette Bening in the new Netflix film Nyad, open-water swimmer Diana Nyad seems like a woman who could benefit from having an ... The movie, titled Nyad and starring Annette Bening as the title character and Jodie Foster as her best pal and occasional coach and girlfriend, Bonnie Stoll, recounts the swimming event regarded as Nyad's most momentous: her 2013 crossing of the Florida Straits from Cuba to the U.S. Both Bening and Foster are already being touted as …Nov 3, 2023 · Biography Drama Sport. The remarkable true story of athlete Diana Nyad who, at the age of 60 and with the help of her best friend and coach, commits to achieving her life-long …Nov 3, 2023 · Diana Nyad is a marathon swimmer who became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage in 2013. Her 110-mile swim inspired a new Netflix movie …Nov 3, 2023 · Movies. Behind the True Story of Annette Bening’s Netflix Movie Nyad: All About Marathon Swimmer Diana Nyad. ‘Nyad,’ starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster, is based …The 64-year-old discusses her historic 110-mile swim from Cuba to Key West.Sep 3, 2013 · Diana Nyad has beautifully muscled arms, shoulders and thighs. She had a team of experts that helped her make the swim from Cuba to Key West, giving her water to drink, nourishing food, protecting ... Oct 19, 2023 · Getty Images. Nyad, now 74, first attempted the Cuba to Florida swim in 1978, before trying again over three decades later, in her 60s. The long-distance swimmer shot to fame in 1975 when she swam ... Netflix’s sports biographical film ‘Nyad’ sheds light on Coach Jack Nelson’s presence in the life of renowned swimmer Diana Nyad. When Diana was an emerging swimmer, Nelson played an integral role in motivating her. However, their mentor-mentee relationship came to an end when he hurt her. In reality, Nelson was a popular and …NYAD. 2023 | Maturity Rating: PG-13 | 2h 1m | Drama. Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean. Starring: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans.Oct 18, 2023 · The long-distance swimmer shot to fame in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan ; In 1979, she swam 102 miles from Bimini, Bahamas, to Florida in 27.5 hours, setting a record for distance swimming ....