Americas - Voice of America: Nyad Abandons US-Cuba Swim

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Nyad Abandons US-Cuba Swim Aug 21st 2012, 12:49 A 62-year-old woman who was trying to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage has abandoned her effort. Veteran U.S. long distance swimmer Diana Nyad was pulled from the water on Tuesday, after battling jellyfish stings and a storm that forced her off course.  Her crew says she was about half-way through the 166-kilometer swim. Nyad set out from Havana on Saturday in her fourth bid to swim across the Straits of Florida.  She had hoped to arrive in ... Media files: A802AFB7-00A3-41BF-852B-3BDF32B914B3_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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