Annette Bening could score an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Diana Nyad in the Netflix adaptation Sharks, jellyfish stings, tropical storms, navigation problems and physical exhaustion are ...

American endurance swimmer Diana Nyad faced down box jellyfish, cold and extreme fatigue to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage for protection, in 2013.

American swimmer and world record-holder Diana Nyad attempted to become the first person to swim between Cuba and Florida without a shark cage in August, 2011, at the age of 61. But ocean swells ...

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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 ...

How much influence should the subjects have? By Julia Jacobs Annette Bening plays the long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad as a woman who doesn’t pity herself. Neither does the film. By Amy ...

Adversity can be a powerful catalyst. I recently sat down to watch Nyad, the 2023 film depiction of athlete Diana Nyad who, at the age of 60, committed to achieving her lifelong dream: a 110-mile open ...

There aren’t a lot of movies about long-distance swimmers, but Diana Nyad is one of a kind. Nyad is a biopic that casts Annette Bening as the title character who is facing an existential crisis ...

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Diana, Princess of Wales, was a humanitarian and member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of King Charles III and the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry. She advocated for ...