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Upon reaching shore, Diana Nyad had three things to tell the crowd of cheering onlookers. "One is, we should never ever give up," Nyad's slurred remarks were received with a roar by the crowd. "Two is, you're never too old to chase your dreams. Three is, it looks like a solitary sport, but it's a team."
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Diana Nyad’s Cuba-to-Florida swim

Upon reaching shore, Diana Nyad had three things to tell the crowd of cheering onlookers. "One is, we should never ever give up," Nyad's slurred remarks were received with a roar by the crowd. "Two is, you're never too old to chase your dreams. Three is, it looks like a solitary sport, but it's a team."

Upon reaching shore, Diana Nyad had three things to tell the crowd of cheering onlookers. “One is, we should never ever give up,” Nyad’s slurred remarks were received with a roar by the crowd. “Two is, you’re never too old to chase your dreams. Three is, it looks like a solitary sport, but it’s a team.” (Andy Newman, AFPGetty Images)

Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad, right, and her trainer Bonnie Stoll hug after Nyad walks ashore Monday in Key West, Fla., after swimming from Cuba. Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage.

Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad, right, and her trainer Bonnie Stoll hug after Nyad walks ashore Monday in Key West, Fla., after swimming from Cuba. Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage. (J Pat Carter / Associated Press)

Diana Nyad emerges from the Atlantic Ocean after completing a 111-mile swim from Cuba to Key West, Fla.

Diana Nyad emerges from the Atlantic Ocean after completing a 111-mile swim from Cuba to Key West, Fla. (Andy Newman, AP)

Swimmer Diana Nyad talks with her crew less than two miles off Key West, Fla.

Swimmer Diana Nyad talks with her crew less than two miles off Key West, Fla. (Andy Newman / Florida Keys News Bureau)

Diana Nyad, positioned about two miles off Key West, Fla., swims toward the completion of her approximately 110-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys.

Diana Nyad, positioned about two miles off Key West, Fla., swims toward the completion of her approximately 110-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys.  (Andy Newman / Florida Keys News Bureau)

Diana Nyad, positioned about two miles off Key West, Fla., on Monday is escorted by kayakers as she swims toward the completion of her 110-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys.

Diana Nyad, positioned about two miles off Key West, Fla., on Monday is escorted by kayakers as she swims toward the completion of her 110-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys.  (Andy Newman / Florida Keys News Bureau)

The support team accompanying her has equipment that generates a faint electrical field around her designed to keep sharks at bay, and a boat drags a line to help keep her on course.

The support team accompanying her has equipment that generates a faint electrical field around her designed to keep sharks at bay, and a boat drags a line to help keep her on course.  (Ramon Espinosa / Associated Press)

Nyad, who recently turned 64, tried to swim the Strait three times in 2011 and 2012. She had also tried in 1978.

Nyad, who recently turned 64, tried to swim the Strait three times in 2011 and 2012. She had also tried in 1978.  (Alejandro Ernesto / EPA)

Nyad waves after starting her fifth attempt to swim between Cuba and Florida.

Nyad waves after starting her fifth attempt to swim between Cuba and Florida.  (Ernesto Mastrascusa / EPA)

Nyad began her journey Saturday morning when she jumped from the seawall of the Hemingway Marina into the warm waters off Havana.

Nyad began her journey Saturday morning when she jumped from the seawall of the Hemingway Marina into the warm waters off Havana. (Ramon Espinosa / Associated Press)

Nyad gets ready to swim in a three-day nonstop journey from Havana to Florida at the Ernest Hemingway Nautical Club in Havana.

Nyad gets ready to swim in a three-day nonstop journey from Havana to Florida at the Ernest Hemingway Nautical Club in Havana. (Yamil Lage / AFPGetty Images)

Nyad, 64, salutes before her swim. The endurance athlete launched another bid to set an open-water record by swimming from Havana to the Florida Keys without a protective shark cage.

Nyad, 64, salutes before her swim. The endurance athlete launched another bid to set an open-water record by swimming from Havana to the Florida Keys without a protective shark cage. (Ramon Espinosa / Associated Press)

U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad speaks at a press conference held at the Ernest Hemingway Nautical Club in Havana on Saturday. Nyad plans to swim from Havana to Florida in a three-day nonstop attempt.

U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad speaks at a press conference held at the Ernest Hemingway Nautical Club in Havana on Saturday. Nyad plans to swim from Havana to Florida in a three-day nonstop attempt. (Yamil Lage / AFPGetty Images)

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