who married her mother when Diana was 3 — derives from the word naiad, the water nymph of Greek mythology. By the mid-1970s, Nyad had made a name for herself as a distance swimmer, setting a ...

Record-setting long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad delivered an inspiring talk ... picked up a dictionary and looked up the word, “naiad.” “I have something very important to tell you ...

It’s officially Oscar-bait biopic season, and leading the charge is Nyad (now streaming on Netflix), about the treacherous Cuba-to-the-Keys swim by famed marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, played by ...

Annette Bening never thought she would play a marathon swimmer — in her 60s, no less — but when she had the chance to play Diana Nyad, she didn’t think twice. “I knew I had to play it.

Annette Bening is hoping to make a splash as swimmer Diana Nyad in the new biopic Nyad, coming to Netflix and select theaters this fall. The film follows 60-year-old Nyad's effort to complete an ...

On Sept. 2, 2013, marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, then 64 years old, staggered onto the beach at Key West after swimming for nearly 53 hours from Cuba. For the athlete-turned-broadcaster, the death ...

In her latest performance she portrays another formidable woman: famed long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS." One of the year’s most ...

In her latest performance she portrays another formidable woman: famed long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS." One of the year's most ...