Find a Way by Diana Nyad episode artwork

EPISODE · Oct 20, 2015 · 10 MIN

Find a Way by Diana Nyad

from Access Top-Rated Audiobooks 2025 in Biography & Memoir, Sports · host Harry Schinner

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/247275 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Find a Way Author: Diana Nyad Narrator: Diana Nyad Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 20, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Hillary Clinton said that Find a Way would stay with her through the general election:  “When you’re facing big challenges in your life, you can think about Diana Nyad getting attacked by the lethal sting of box jellyfishes. And nearly anything else seems doable in comparison.”  On September 2, 2013, at the age of sixty-four, Diana Nyad emerged onto the sands of Key West after swimming 111 miles, nation to nation, Cuba to Florida, in an epic feat of both endurance and human will, in fifty-three hours. Diana carried three poignant messages on her way across this stretch of shark-infested waters, and she spoke them to the crowd in her moment of final triumph: 1.   Never, ever give up. 2.   You’re never too old to chase your dreams. 3.   It looks like a solitary sport, but  it’s a Team. Millions of people around the world cheered this maverick on, moved by her undeniable tenacity to be the first to make the historic crossing without the aid of a shark cage. At the end of her magnificent journey, after thirty-five years and four crushing failures, the public found hope in Diana’s perseverance. They were inspired by her mantra—find a way—that led her to realize a dream in her sixties that had eluded her as a young champion in peak form. In Find a Way, Diana engages us with a unique, passionate story of this heroic adventure and the extraordinary life experiences that have served to carve her unwavering spirit. Diana was a world champion in her twenties, setting the record for swimming around Manhattan Island, along with other ocean-swim achievements, all of which rendered her a star at the time. Back then, she made the first attempt at the Mount Everest of swims, the Cuba Swim, but after forty-two hours and seventy-nine miles she was blown desperately off course. Her dream unfulfilled, she didn’t swim another stroke for three decades. Why, at sixty-four, was she able to achieve what she could not at thirty? How did her dramatic failures push her to success? What inner resources did Diana draw on during her long days and nights of training, and how did the power of the human spirit trump both the limitations of the body and the forces of nature across this vast, dangerous wilderness? This is the gripping story of an athlete, of a hero, of a bold mind. This is a galvanizing meditation on facing fears, engaging in our lives full throttle, and living each day with no regrets.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Oct 20, 2015

Embed this episode

NOW PLAYING

Find a Way by Diana Nyad

0:00 10:05

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Access Top-Rated Audiobooks 2025 in Biography & Memoir, Sports?

This episode is 10 minutes long.

When was this Access Top-Rated Audiobooks 2025 in Biography & Memoir, Sports episode published?

This episode was published on October 20, 2015.

Can I download this Access Top-Rated Audiobooks 2025 in Biography & Memoir, Sports episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!