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WINDY CITY TIMES
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Meet lesbian sports icon Diana Nyad
From a press release
2016-08-19
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On Wednesday, Sept 7th at 11:30 AM, meet long distance swimming star and journalist Diana Nyad, author of Find a Way: The Inspiring Story of One Woman's Pursuit of a Lifelong Dream, at a luncheon hosted by The Union League Club, 65 West Jackson Blvd. in Chicago, Illinois. The cost of this luncheon includes a copy of Find a Way: The Inspiring Story of One Woman's Pursuit of a Lifelong Dream, now in paperback. Ms. Nyad will be happy to autograph copies of her work. Please note: Dress code for this event is business casual. Denim is not permitted. For more information or to reserve your space, please call The Book Stall, at 847-446-8880.
When Diana Nyad arrived on the shore of Key West after fifty-three hours of grueling swimming across an epic ocean, she not only set a world record, becoming the first person to swim the shark-infested waters between Cuba and Florida with no cage for protection, she also succeeded in fulfilling a dream she first chased at age twenty-eight and achieved at last when she was sixty-four. Now, in her riveting memoir, Diana shares a spirited account of what it takes to face one's fears, engage one's passions, and never, ever give up.
On September 2, 2013, Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage, swimming 111 miles in fifty-three hours from Havana to Key West. In the 1970s, she became known as the world's greatest long distance swimmer with her open-water achievements, including a record-breaking swim around Manhattan. For the next thirty years, Nyad was a prominent sports broadcaster and journalist, filing compelling stories for National Public Radio, ABC'S "Wide World of Sports," and others. She is the author of four books, a national fitness icon, a talented linguist, and one of today's most powerful and engaging public speakers.
More about Ms. Nyad in Out magazine: www.out.com/out100-2015/2015/11/09/out100-diana-nyad . |
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