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Published August 08, 2011, 12:00 AM

Diana Nyad on Sunday


American endurance swimmer Diana Nyad swims in Cuban waters, offshore Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Nyad jumped into Cuban waters Sunday evening and set off in a bid to become the first person to swim across the Florida Straits without the aid of a shark cage. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)
Read the article: Diana Nyad, 61, 'swimming strongly' in cross-the-Florida Straits attempt