Update, 7 Sep 2019: Integrated new evidence from “New Evidence….” Edited post for readability.
Update, 29 June 2019: Last August, the NY Times quietly issued a “correction” to a critical paragraph of Nyad’s piece. The time and location of the initial episode of alleged abuse, originally the state championships at her school (Pine Crest), became just “a swim meet.” The Times left all of Nyad’s other fabrications intact.
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All quotes come from Nyad’s article unless otherwise noted.
1. 1964 — Location of the Meet
"That summer, our school hosted the state championships. It was a big deal, and I was a star in the middle of it all. In between the afternoon preliminaries and the night finals, bursting with confidence, I went over to Coach’s house for a nap." (Archived at Internet Wayback Machine and at Later On.)
- Nyad’s school, Pine Crest, did not hold the state championships that summer, so Nyad could not have napped at her coach’s house. Pine Crest was in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 1964, the state meet took place in Gainesville, over 300 miles away.
- Pine Crest could not have hosted a state meet or a championship of any kind in 1964. The school had only a four-lane 20-yard pool and no diving well.
