2013-12-28

Diana Nyad

Since 1950 greatest swimmers have tried to make the way across ocean from Cuba shore to Florida whose distance of over 100 milles. But was on the last September when a sixty-four woman got it in her fifth attempt in 53 hours. She was accompanied by a team of some 30 people, some of them shark experts. In this waters there are large predators and the box jellyfish, the deadliest venom in all of the ocean. She did not use shark cage neither wetsuit, just a facial protection for jellyfish. Add to this, the Gulf currents and whirlings, the most impredictable of the planet Earth, and of course the risk of hypothermia. She was listening 85 songs along way and needed to swim without lights because it attracts sharks and jelyfish, the dark was tremendous, black this black.
She now presents conferences about advices  to achieve your dreams in the life.
She says phrases as: "None of us ever get through this life without heartache, without turmoil". She believes in perseverance as a great human quality. She says too:  "You can chase your dreams at any age; you're never too old." and "there's no doubt in my mind that I am at the prime of my life today". What a great words!

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  1. Since 1950 THE greatest swimmers have tried to make THEIR way across THE ocean from THE CubaN shore to Florida, A distance of over 100 miLes. But IT was [] last September when a sixty-four-YEAR-OLD woman got it (better: succeeded) ON her fifth attempt, WHICH LASTED 53 hours. She was accompanied by a team of some* 30 people, some of them shark experts. In thESE waters there are large predators and the box jellyfish, WHICH HAS the deadliest venom in all of the ocean. She did not use A shark cage NOR A wetsuit, just a facial protection FROM jellyfish. Add to this the Gulf currents and whirlings/WHIRLPOOLS, the most UNpredictable ON the planet Earth, and of course the risk of hypothermia. She was listening TO 85 songs along THE way and needed to swim without lights because THEY attracT sharks and jellyfish, the dark was tremendous, black AS PITCH.
    She now presents conferences WITH advicE ABOUT achievING your dreams in [] life.
    She says phrases SUCH as: "None of us ever get through this life without heartache, without turmoil". She believes in perseverance as a great human quality. She says too: "You can chase your dreams at any age; you're never too old." and "There's no doubt in my mind that I am at the prime of my life today". What [] great words!

    *perfect usage

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