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Woman, 64, sets record with Cuba-to-Florida swim

Agencies | Updated: 2013-09-03 08:22

Woman, 64, sets record with Cuba-to-Florida swim

US long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad , 64, walks to dry sand, completing her swim from Cuba as she arrives in Key West, Florida, September 2, 2013. Nyad has become the first person to swim from Cuba without a shark cage. [Photo/Agencies]

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