Month: March 2019

Countering the Currents

I have a theory about how Diana may have caught a ride during her Cuba-Florida crossing. Over the next month or so, I’ll make a case in support of that theory. Before that happens, though, we need to catch up on some currents.

From “SW Fla. group helps swimmer reach goal,” by Mike Braun, The News-Press, 5 Sep 2013.

Mike Braun’s article “SW Fla. group helps swimmer reach goal” appeared in the News-Press of South Lee/North Naples on September 5, 2013, during the interlude between the end of Nyad’s crossing on the 2nd and the infamous conference call on the 10th. You can also find the article on USA Today’s site under a different title: “Florida kayakers help swimmer Nyad reach historic goal.”

Nyad’s crew had gotten their stories and their currents straight by the 10th.

But not so by the 5th.
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Diana Nyad, Surely a Lesson to Us All

Diana surprised me again. No new facts, but the brazenness with which she presents a favorite fable will take your breath away.

This weekend, the DN Annex organized a scavenger hunt. We fanned out across the internet in search of images that would support or refute my theory of how Diana Nyad may have cheated.

More on that theory in a later post. For now, I want to say—with all due humility—that I won big time!

And not only did I win; in the process of achieving victory, I came across some gems unrelated to the boom quest.
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