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Diana Nyad

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Diana Nyad (née Sneed; born August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. [1]

72 relations: All Things Considered, American Public Media, AmeriCares, Asthma, Backstroke, Beyond the Sea (song), Bimini, Box jellyfish, Catamaran, CBS News Sunday Morning, Cha-cha-cha (dance), Chicago Tonight, Cuba, Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 18), Dissociation (psychology), Emory University, Endocarditis, FINA, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Foxtrot, Global Open Water Swimming Conference, Gulf Stream, Havana, Henry Byalikov, Herald Square, Hurricane Sandy, Hypothermia, International, International Swimming Hall of Fame, Jack LaLanne, Jack Nelson (swimmer), Jellyfish, Journalist, Juno Beach, Florida, Key West, Keyshawn Johnson, Lake Forest College, Lake Ontario, Laura Curtis Bullard, Long-distance swimming, Macy Gray, Manhattan, Marketplace (radio program), Move Your Feet, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame, National Geographic, New York (state), New York City, ..., Newsweek, Ocean gyre, Pine Crest School, Portuguese man o' war, Public editor, Rita Mae Brown, Saint Martin, Sea anchor, Shark cage diving, Shark Shield, Sint Maarten, Sports Illustrated, Squash (sport), Stephen Hawking, TED (conference), The Bahamas, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The New York Times, The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), Wetsuit, WIGS (web channel), 1968 Summer Olympics. Expand index (22 more) »

All Things Considered

All Things Considered (ATC) is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio (NPR).

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American Public Media

American Public Media (APM) is the second largest producer and distributor of public radio programs in the United States after NPR.

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AmeriCares

Americares is a non-profit disaster relief and global health organization providing immediate response to emergency medical needs and supporting long-term health care initiatives for people in the United States and around the world.

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Asthma

Asthma is a common long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs.

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Backstroke

Backstroke is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back.

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Beyond the Sea (song)

"Beyond the Sea" is a 1945 contemporary pop romantic love song by Jack Lawrence, with music taken from the song "La Mer" by Charles Trenet.

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Bimini

Bimini is the westernmost district of the Bahamas and comprises a chain of islands located about due east of Miami.

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Box jellyfish

Box jellyfish (class Cubozoa) are cnidarian invertebrates distinguished by their cube-shaped medusae.

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Catamaran

A catamaran (informally, a "cat") is a multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size.

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CBS News Sunday Morning

CBS News Sunday Morning is an American newsmagazine television program that has aired on CBS since January 28, 1979.

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Cha-cha-cha (dance)

The cha-cha-chá, or simply cha-cha in the U.S., is a dance of Cuban origin.

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Chicago Tonight

Chicago Tonight is a television news program broadcast weeknights on WTTW in Chicago.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos.

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Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 18)

Season eighteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17, 2014.

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Dissociation (psychology)

In psychology, dissociation is any of a wide array of experiences from mild detachment from immediate surroundings to more severe detachment from physical and emotional experiences.

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Emory University

Emory University is a private research university in the Druid Hills neighborhood of the city of Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

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Endocarditis

Endocarditis is an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium.

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FINA

FINA or Fédération internationale de natation (English: International Swimming Federation) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competition in water sports.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale (frequently abbreviated as Ft. Lauderdale) is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami.

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Foxtrot

The foxtrot is a smooth, progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor.

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Global Open Water Swimming Conference

The Global Open Water Swimming Conference is a conference on the sport of open water swimming, marathon swimming and swimming during triathlons and multi-sport endurance events.

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Gulf Stream

The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension the North Atlantic Drift, is a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and stretches to the tip of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

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Havana

Havana (Spanish: La Habana) is the capital city, largest city, province, major port, and leading commercial center of Cuba.

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Henry Byalikov

Henry Byalikov is an Australian reality show personality and dancer.

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Herald Square

Herald Square is formed by the intersection of Broadway, Sixth Avenue (officially named Avenue of the Americas), and 34th Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.

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Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy (unofficially referred to as Superstorm Sandy) was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season.

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Hypothermia

Hypothermia is reduced body temperature that happens when a body dissipates more heat than it absorbs.

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International

International mostly means something (a company, language, or organization) involving more than a single country.

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International Swimming Hall of Fame

The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests and serving as the central point for the study of the history of swimming in the United States and around the world.

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Jack LaLanne

Francois Henri Jack LaLanne (pronounced /lə'leɪn/ "luh-layn" French /lalan/ "lah-lahn"; September 26, 1914January 23, 2011) was an American fitness, exercise, and nutrition expert and motivational speaker who is sometimes referred to as the "Godfather of Fitness" and the "First Fitness Superhero".

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Jack Nelson (swimmer)

Jack Weyman Nelson (November 8, 1931 – November 5, 2014) was an American competition swimmer and swimming coach.

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Jellyfish

Jellyfish or sea jelly is the informal common name given to the medusa-phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa, a major part of the phylum Cnidaria.

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Journalist

A journalist is a person who collects, writes, or distributes news or other current information to the public.

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Juno Beach, Florida

Juno Beach is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.

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Key West

Key West (Cayo Hueso) is an island and city in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent, at the southwesternmost end of the roadway through the Florida Keys in the state of Florida, United States.

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Keyshawn Johnson

Joseph Keyshawn Johnson (born July 22, 1972) is a former American football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons.

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Lake Forest College

Lake Forest College is a four-year coeducational private liberal arts college in Lake Forest, Illinois, on Chicago's North Shore.

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Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.

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Laura Curtis Bullard

Laura Curtis Bullard (1831–1912) was an American writer and women's rights activist.

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Long-distance swimming

Long-distance swimming is distinguished from ordinary swimming in that the distances involved are longer than are typically swum in pool competitions.

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Macy Gray

Macy Gray (born Natalie Renée McIntyre; September 6, 1967) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actress.

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Manhattan

Manhattan is the most densely populated borough of New York City, its economic and administrative center, and its historical birthplace.

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Marketplace (radio program)

Marketplace is a radio program that focuses on business, the economy, and events that influence them.

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Move Your Feet

"Move Your Feet" is a song by Danish pop duo Junior Senior.

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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup

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National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame

The National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame established in 2013 to honor LGBT and allied personalities and organizations "whose achievements and efforts have enhanced sports and athletics for the gay and lesbian community".

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National Geographic

National Geographic (formerly the National Geographic Magazine and branded also as NAT GEO or) is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Newsweek

Newsweek is an American weekly magazine founded in 1933.

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Ocean gyre

In oceanography, a gyre is any large system of circulating ocean currents, particularly those involved with large wind movements.

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Pine Crest School

Pine Crest School is a private preparatory school with campuses in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Boca Raton.

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Portuguese man o' war

The Atlantic Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also known as the man-of-war, is a marine hydrozoan of the family Physaliidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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Public editor

The job of the public editor is to supervise the implementation of proper journalism ethics at a newspaper, and to identify and examine critical errors or omissions, and to act as a liaison to the public.

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Rita Mae Brown

Rita Mae Brown (born November 28, 1944) is an American writer, activist, and feminist.

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Saint Martin

Saint Martin (Saint-Martin; Sint Maarten) is an island in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately east of Puerto Rico.

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Sea anchor

A sea anchor (also known as a drift anchor, drift sock, para-anchor or boat brake) is a device used to stabilize a boat in heavy weather.

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Shark cage diving

Shark cage diving is underwater diving or snorkeling where the observer remains inside a protective cage designed to prevent sharks from making contact with the divers.

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Shark Shield

Shark Shield is a personal electronic device that creates an electromagnetic field to deter shark attacks and is used by surfers, scuba divers, spearfishing, and ocean kayak fishing.

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Sint Maarten

Sint Maarten is an island country in the Caribbean.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated is an American sports magazine owned by Meredith Corporation.

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Squash (sport)

Squash is a ball sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles squash) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball.

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Stephen Hawking

Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author, who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death.

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TED (conference)

TED Conferences, LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a media organization that posts talks online for free distribution, under the slogan "ideas worth spreading".

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The Bahamas

The Bahamas, known officially as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic state within the Lucayan Archipelago.

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (often shortened to Ellen and stylized as ellen) is an American television comedy talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)

The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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Wetsuit

A wetsuit is a garment, usually made of foamed neoprene, which is worn by surfers, divers, windsurfers, canoeists, and others engaged in water sports and other activities in or on water, providing thermal insulation, abrasion resistance and buoyancy.

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WIGS (web channel)

WIGS is a web channel, part of the YouTube Original Channel Initiative.

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1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico, in October 1968.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Nyad

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