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The Swimmer

By: Diana Nyad
Narrated by: Diana Nyad, Bonnie Stoll
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Publisher's summary

At the age of 64, legendary athlete Diana Nyad inspired the world when she walked onto the shores of Key West after "crossing the Mt. Everest of the earth's oceans", becoming the first person in history to make the 111-mile swim from Cuba to Florida without the assistance of a shark cage. In her riveting new play The Swimmer, recorded live at the Minetta Lane Theatre, Nyad shares the heartbreaking setbacks, brushes with death, and the victories that kept her going, plunging the audience into the depths of her extraordinary journey. Written by Nyad, directed by Emmy Award winner Jane Anderson, and featuring her longtime friend and coach Bonnie Stoll, Nyad makes her New York stage debut in this powerful true story of passion and resilience. 

©2020 Diana Nyad (P)2020 AO Media LLC

Our favorite moments from The Swimmer

Diana and her coach and friend Bonnie describe her disciplined swims.
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Diana suffers agonizing, debilitating box jellyfish stings.
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Diana reminisces about her father describing her name and destiny.
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  • The Swimmer
  • Diana and her coach and friend Bonnie describe her disciplined swims.
  • The Swimmer
  • Diana suffers agonizing, debilitating box jellyfish stings.
  • The Swimmer
  • Diana reminisces about her father describing her name and destiny.

About the Creator and Performer

25 million people worldwide rooted for Diana Nyad as she reached the Florida shore, at long last achieving her 35-year-old quest of becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida. Speaking the words "Never Ever Give Up" to the wildly cheering crowd on a Key West beach on September 2, 2013, Diana demonstrated to the world the power of the human spirit. Diana’s amazing record: 110.86 miles in 52 hours, 54 minutes, 18 seconds. A prominent sports journalist, filing more than thirty years for National Public Radio, The New York Times, and others, Diana has earned her place as one of our compelling storytellers. Her memoir, Find a Way, has earned worldwide praise. Also a uniquely entertaining and inspiring public speaker, Diana now fulfills another lifelong dream, bringing her performance of her play The Swimmer to the storied off-Broadway Minetta Lane Theatre, the show produced and recorded by Audible. Nyad’s best friend and Cuba Swim Head Handler, Bonnie Stoll, also plays a key role onstage in The Swimmer. Nyad and Stoll further collaborate in their nationwide walking initiative, EverWalk.