Can A 61-Year-Old Swim From Cuba to Florida?

It’s 103 miles from Cuba to Key West, and Diana Nyad is 61-years-old–chronologically. Physically, it’s hard to say how old she is because her strength and endurance are so far off the charts. Nyad, perhaps the world’s most famous endurance swimmer, tried to swim from Cuba to Florida in 1978 and was forced to quit after 50 hours (of what should have been a 60-hour ordeal) when she hit eight foot swells. Now, the Washington Post reports, Nyad is ready to go again, planning to hit the  water sometime in June or July. What’s to worry about, other than eight-foot swells? The Post’s short list of dangers includes sharks, man o’ war jellyfish, hypothermia, dehydration and cardio-arrhythmia. Stay tuned.

Read more in the Washington Post.