永不放弃！64岁女将Diana Nyad第5次终于从古巴游178公里到美国

永不放弃！64岁女将Diana Nyad第5次终于从古巴游178公里到美国
永不放弃！成功者决不放弃，放弃者决不成功！
64岁女将Diana Nyad第5次挑战终于从古巴游到美国，克服水母暴晒水肿，史上第一不用防鲨笼横渡佛罗里达海峡，用52小时54分游177.7公里=时速3.36公里，前77公里没顺水流时速=2.8公里！我在海洋游过,应可达每小时3公里,绝不可连续游>5小时，她64岁游53小时！牛

她的许多朋友，六十多正处于智能的峰巅，她证明了六十多也可以是体能的峰巅。她年轻时就是游泳健将。
她年轻时就是游泳健将。大学曾被开除，因为她身着降落伞从宿舍四层跳楼。
她颤巍巍走上沙滩，单指向欢呼的泳迷说道：We should NEVER EVER give up！…… You are never too old to chase your dream！呼吸困难，极端疲劳，嘴内因海水发炎，这些对她来说都不是借口
American long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, has completed her non-stop 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida. She has become the first swimmer to cross the Florida Straits without the protection of a shark cage.  http://t.cn/z8IaeGH

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/02/world/americas/diana-nyad-cuba-florida-swim/
Nyad was making her fifth attempt since 1978 and her fourth since turning 60.
She wore a suit meant to protect her against her jellyfish nemesis and a special mask to prevent jellyfish stings to her tongue, a key factor in her failed attempt last year.
Nyad, who was 29 when she first tried the swim.
She said: "You can dream at any age.  This time, I am 64. So, the years of my life are shorter to the end……So this time I am, all the way across……going to think about all those life lessons that came up during the swim."
Fatigue almost seemed poised to derail her.  She was slurring her speech because of a swollen tongue and lips.
Divers swam ahead of her, collecting jellyfish and moving them out of Nyad's path.  Her challenge: Cross 103 miles of shark-infested water.
Nyad's home stretch followed an overnight in which she became so cold, the team didn't stop her for feeding until first light "in the hopes that swimming would keep her warm".
She broke Penny Palfrey's record for the farthest anyone has managed on the trek without a shark cage.
In 1997, Australian Susie Maroney completed the swim from within a shark cage. She was 22 at the time.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/03/tech/innovation/diana-nyad-face-mask/
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/03/us/diana-nyad-cuba-florida-swim/index.html
http://wtvr.com/2013/09/02/diana-nyads-cuba-to-florida-swim-just-10-miles-to-go/
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/us-swimmer-nyad-64-forges-cuba-florida-crossing-203827586--spt.html

http://www.diananyad.com/blog
Update from Navigator John Bartlett, Noon September 1, 2013
Diana has swum 47.61 statute miles after 27 hours of swimming. Her average speed has increased to 1.76 miles per hour.
Update Aug 31 1:45pm
As of 1:45pm Diana has travelled 7.05 statute miles and is traveling at an average speed of 2mph

【Nyad造假？隐瞒？】社交网站和泳手讨论区上很多人质疑Nyad：没第三方观察团；曾连续游7小时不吃不喝；反传统戴面罩穿保护衣,Nyad团队说她防水母只在晚上穿,过水母区后除去；她泳速曾突然由每小时1.5英里加快至3~4英里,持续7小时，但海洋学者说她运气好，水流加快每小时3~4英里！任何壮举都要靠运气！