Extreme swimming with the world's most dangerous jellyfish

Name: Extreme swimming with the world's most dangerous jellyfish
Uploaded: 2012-01-24T16:23:09Z
Duration: 16 min 40 s
Description: In the 1970s, Diana Nyad set long-distance swim records that are still unbroken. Thirty years later, at 60, she attempted her longest swim yet, from Cuba to Florida. In this funny, powerful talk at TEDMED, she talks about how to prepare mentally to achieve an extreme dream, and asks: What will YOU do with your wild, precious life?

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Diana Nyad |

TEDMED 2011

• October 2011

In the 1970s, Diana Nyad set long-distance swim records that are still unbroken. Thirty years later, at 60, she attempted her longest swim yet, from Cuba to Florida. In this funny, powerful talk at TEDMED, she talks about how to prepare mentally to achieve an extreme dream, and asks: What will YOU do with your wild, precious life?

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