US swimmer Nyad abandons fourth Cuba-Florida bid
- Published: 21 Aug 2012 at 20.48
- Online news: World
US distance swimmer Diana Nyad abandoned her fourth attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida on Tuesday after battling lightning storms and swarms of jellyfish for more than two days.
Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad rests after being pulled out of the water between Cuba and the Florida Keys. She abandoned her fourth attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida after battling lightning storms and swarms of jellyfish for more than two days, according to her crew.
The 62-year-old hit the water on Saturday at the start of the 103-mile (166-kilometer) swim across the Florida Straits, hoping to be the first person to make the journey without a protective shark cage.
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