{"id":605,"date":"2019-05-03T14:07:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T14:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/2019\/05\/03\/attachment-disorder-3-well-connected\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T19:10:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T19:10:08","slug":"attachment-disorder-3-well-connected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/attachment-disorder-3-well-connected\/","title":{"rendered":"Attachment Disorder 3: Well-Connected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/attachment-disorder-part-1\/\">part 1<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/attachment-disorder-part-2-everythings-all-right\/\">part 2<\/a> \u2013 part 3<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Bonnie grabbed my shoulders<\/em>\u2026.<br \/>\n<em>She looked in my eyes, and she said, <\/em><em>\u201cLet\u2019s find a way.\u201d <\/em><em><br \/>\nAnd I took the leap. And we found our way.<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0\u2013 Diana Nyad, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/generationboldradio.libsyn.com\/generation-bold-radio-november-18-2018-diana-nyad-walking-with-a-legend\">Generation Bold<\/a><\/em>, 18 Nov 2018, 4:51<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To guarantee the success of her Cuba-Florida swim, Diana Nyad needed to construct a system that, ideally, would:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Overcome unfavorable currents at any time of the day or night.<\/li>\n<li>Be easy to deploy and remove.<\/li>\n<li>Be invisible\u2014not only to outsiders (the press, curious boaters, etc.) but also to members of her team, most of whom would not be in on the plan.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whatever method she settled on, she didn\u2019t use it in previous attempts. She probably had not envisioned it yet, still dreaming that she could make the swim under her own power.<\/p>\n<p>In the year leading up to the 2013 attempt, Nyad\u2019s guide boat, Voyager, accompanied her during long practice swims. Again, whatever method she decided on, she had plenty of time during those swims to develop and test her system.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Evidence from the Base of the Boom<\/h3>\n<p>With all of that in mind, take a look at these details from photos of each of Nyad\u2019s last four attempts. Click any of the images to see complete, higher resolution versions.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.cdn.yle.fi\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_progressive\/q_88\/w_1400,h_1400,c_fit\/v1394239647\/14-svyle-142123531974d4b0a2e.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img class= aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2012.14-svyle-142123531974d4b0a2e-detail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"150\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2011, August<br \/>\n<\/strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(Alejandro Ernesto via <a href=\"https:\/\/svenska.yle.fi\/artikel\/2013\/08\/31\/maratonsimmare-tanker-simma-fran-kuba-till-florida\">Svenska Yle<\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-7zhSPx4zPtw\/Tn_AHjMyXbI\/AAAAAAAADfc\/J68wFzhw9fY\/s1600\/finishline.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5422 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2011.boom_.detail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"5422\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2011.boom_.detail.jpg?fit=212%2C138&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"212,138\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2011.boom.detail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2011.boom_.detail.jpg?fit=212%2C138&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2011.boom_.detail.jpg?fit=212%2C138&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2011, September<br \/>\n<\/strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(Robert Theiss via <a href=\"http:\/\/rtseablog.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/diana-nyad-long-distance-swimmer.html\">RTSea Blog<\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.zenfs.com\/en_us\/News\/ap_webfeeds\/b27bae575ab5be17180f6a706700df8d.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5917\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lower-left.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"5917\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/attachment-disorder-3-well-connected\/lower-left\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lower-left.jpg?fit=250%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"250,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lower-left\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lower-left.jpg?fit=250%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lower-left.jpg?fit=250%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2012<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(Christi Barli via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/cuba-to-fla-swimmer-pulled-from-water\/24\/\">CBS News<\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/photos\/american-swimmer-diana-nyad-swims-across-the-sea-near-the-security-picture-id178940656\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5932\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lower-right-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"5932\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lower-right-1.jpg?fit=250%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"250,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;LatinContent\\\/Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;LA HABANA, CUBA - AUGUST 31: American swimmer Diana Nyad swims across the sea near the security team during her fifth try of swimming across the Florida Strait, on August 31 2013, in Marina Hemingway, La Habana, Cuba. (Photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa\\\/LatinContent\\\/Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lower-right\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lower-right-1.jpg?fit=250%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lower-right-1.jpg?fit=250%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2013, leaving harbor<br \/>\n<\/strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(Ernesto Mastrascusa via <a href=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/photos\/american-swimmer-diana-nyad-swims-across-the-sea-near-the-security-picture-id178940656\">Getty Images<\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportky.zoznam.sk\/cacheImg\/obr\/1200px\/diana-nyadova-americanka-plavkyna-359740.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5425\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-detail.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 85vw, 426px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-detail-2.jpg 530w, https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-detail-3.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"379\" data-attachment-id=\"5425\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-detail.jpg?fit=530%2C471&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"530,471\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;KEY WEST, FL - SEPTEMBER 2: (NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Diana Nyad swims in her attempt to go from Cuba to Florida September 2, 2013 less than two miles off Key West, Florida. Nyad, 64, is the first swimmer to make the swim through the Florida Straits from Cuba to the Florida Keys without the security of a shark cage. This was her fifth attempt at the approximately 110-mile swim. (Photo by Andy Newman\\\/Florida Keys News Bureau via Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1378142460&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2013 Florida Keys News Bureau&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Diana Nyad Completes Swim From Cuba To Florida&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Diana Nyad Completes Swim From Cuba To Florida\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-detail.jpg?fit=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-detail.jpg?fit=530%2C471&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2013, in the strait<br \/>\n<\/strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(Andy Newman via <a href=\"https:\/\/sportky.zoznam.sk\/g\/163026\/64-rocna-americanka-prepisala-dejiny-plavala-53-hodin-a-bez-klietky-proti-zralokom?image=359740\">\u0161portky.sk<\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>No photos from the 2011 and 2012 attempts\u2014nor from the beginning of the 2013 attempt\u2014show lines hanging from the boom\u2019s base.<\/p>\n<p>Photos from later in the 2013 crossing, however, tell a different story. To capture away-from-shore images, photographer Andy Newman of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newmanpr.com\/team\/\">Newman PR<\/a>\u00a0helicoptered out into the strait a few hours before Diana finished. If someone intended to hide the lines, they may have been too startled and\/or exhausted to think of it.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a close look at three of Newman\u2019s pictures\u2014again, click on the thumbnails to see larger versions. In the first two, you can see a white line that hangs from the bottom right of the <em>Secret<\/em> banner, crosses the blue and white cable, then curves back in a <strong><span style=\"font-family: Sans-serif;\">V<\/span><\/strong>-shape to the boom. Notice also some of Nyad\u2019s crew checking out the noisy intruder. In the third photo, you\u2019ll find the bottom of the<strong>\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Sans-serif;\">V<\/span><\/strong> in the upper right corner. (Below the three photos, I\u2019ll explain what\u2019s up with the <strong><span style=\"font-family: Sans-serif;\">V<\/span><\/strong>s.)<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com\/hub\/i\/2013\/09\/02\/ec743622-20fe-11e3-9283-005056850598\/AP13036026694.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5904 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/APTOPIX-Cuba-Swimming-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"183\" data-attachment-id=\"5904\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/APTOPIX-Cuba-Swimming-thumbnail.jpg?fit=250%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"250,183\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;AP&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Diana Nyad, positioned about two miles off Key West, Fla., Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, swims towards the completion of her approximately 110-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys. Nyad, 64, is the first swimmer to cross the Florida Straits without the security of a shark cage. (AP Photo\\\/Florida Keys News Bureau, Andy Newman)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Diana Nyad&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Diana Nyad\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/APTOPIX-Cuba-Swimming-thumbnail.jpg?fit=250%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/APTOPIX-Cuba-Swimming-thumbnail.jpg?fit=250%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportky.zoznam.sk\/cacheImg\/obr\/1200px\/diana-nyadova-americanka-plavkyna-359740.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5902 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-10-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"183\" data-attachment-id=\"5902\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-10-thumb.jpg?fit=250%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"250,183\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;KEY WEST, FL - SEPTEMBER 2: (NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Diana Nyad swims in her attempt to go from Cuba to Florida September 2, 2013 less than two miles off Key West, Florida. Nyad, 64, is the first swimmer to make the swim through the Florida Straits from Cuba to the Florida Keys without the security of a shark cage. This was her fifth attempt at the approximately 110-mile swim. (Photo by Andy Newman\\\/Florida Keys News Bureau via Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1378142460&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2013 Florida Keys News Bureau&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Diana Nyad Completes Swim From Cuba To Florida&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Diana Nyad Completes Swim From Cuba To Florida\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-10-thumb.jpg?fit=250%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-10-thumb.jpg?fit=250%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/miami.cbslocal.com\/photo-galleries\/2013\/09\/02\/diana-nyad-completes-cuba-key-west-swim-without-shark-cage\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5741\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/diana-nyad-1-andy-newman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"183\" data-attachment-id=\"5741\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diana-nyad-1-andy-newman.jpg?fit=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,219\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"newman close-up thumbnail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diana-nyad-1-andy-newman.jpg?fit=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diana-nyad-1-andy-newman.jpg?fit=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>In this detail from the first photo, if you follow from where the bottom of the <strong><span style=\"font-family: Sans-serif;\">V<\/span><\/strong> points, you can see a faint, broken white line in the water.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyadfactcheck.com\/images\/crossings\/aerial1-details.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5726 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aerial1-details-lo.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 85vw, 479px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aerial1-details-lo-1.jpg 479w, https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/aerial1-details-lo-2.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"410\" data-attachment-id=\"5726\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/aerial1-details-lo.jpg?fit=479%2C410&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"479,410\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;AP&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Diana Nyad, positioned about two miles off Key West, Fla., Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, swims towards the completion of her approximately 110-mile trek from Cuba to the Florida Keys. Nyad, 64, is the first swimmer to cross the Florida Straits without the security of a shark cage. (AP Photo\\\/Florida Keys News Bureau, Andy Newman)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Diana Nyad&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Diana Nyad aerial details\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/aerial1-details-lo.jpg?fit=300%2C257&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/aerial1-details-lo.jpg?fit=479%2C410&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this detail from the second photo, the <strong><span style=\"font-family: Sans-serif;\">V<\/span><\/strong> hangs a bit more slack, but there\u2019s no visible line in the water. Or maybe there is\u2014it\u2019s hard to tell.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-detail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5894\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-detail-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 85vw, 209px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-detail-1.jpg&amp;ssl=1 209w, https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-detail-5.jpg 347w\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"5894\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-detail.jpg?fit=347%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"347,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;KEY WEST, FL - SEPTEMBER 2: (NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Diana Nyad swims in her attempt to go from Cuba to Florida September 2, 2013 less than two miles off Key West, Florida. Nyad, 64, is the first swimmer to make the swim through the Florida Straits from Cuba to the Florida Keys without the security of a shark cage. This was her fifth attempt at the approximately 110-mile swim. (Photo by Andy Newman\\\/Florida Keys News Bureau via Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1378142460&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2013 Florida Keys News Bureau&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Diana Nyad Completes Swim From Cuba To Florida&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Diana Nyad Completes Swim From Cuba To Florida\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-detail.jpg?fit=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2013.Diana-Nyad_pixanews-detail.jpg?fit=347%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this detail from the final photo, both Diana and the bottom of the <strong><span style=\"font-family: Sans-serif;\">V<\/span><\/strong> have moved closer to the boat. One would expect this to happen if Nyad and the <strong><span style=\"font-family: Sans-serif;\">V<\/span><\/strong> were connected, the line perhaps weighted like her directional streamer. Another faint white line descends from the <strong><span style=\"font-family: Sans-serif;\">V<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/water-level-details.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5898\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/water-level-details.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 85vw, 250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/water-level-details-1.jpg 175w, https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/water-level-details-2.jpg 543w\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"429\" data-attachment-id=\"5898\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/water-level-details.jpg?fit=543%2C932&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"543,932\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"water-level-details\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/water-level-details.jpg?fit=175%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/water-level-details.jpg?fit=543%2C932&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>The idea is that when the current was behind Nyad and she could swim close to the boat, the line would lie slack. When the current flowed west to east\u2014its typical direction\u2014and began pushing Nyad right, the line would avert a trip to the Bahamas. \u201c[I]t\u2019s\u2026simple logic,\u201d Nyad explains, \u201cthat I am swimming way over to the east and then struggling to swim way back over to the west, time and time again\u2026.\u201d (<em>Find a Way<\/em>, p. 268).<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a brief animated simulation (not to scale!):<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UE6k5Zp6xx0?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&lt;\u00b0))\u0302)\u0316)&gt;&lt; &gt;&lt;((\u0317(\u0302(\u00b0&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Where and how does the line connect to Nyad? I don\u2019t know. But we can eliminate a few possibilities. She couldn\u2019t grab onto a tow rope; that would be too obvious. She couldn\u2019t attach something to her legs, or she\u2019d end up getting dragged backward.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves some connection under her arms or around her waist\u2014maybe a belt. Maybe something that would leave impressions like these on her back:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: center;\"><strong>Before<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: center;\"><strong>After<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_5787\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 300px;\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5787\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/content\/dam\/news\/photos\/000\/712\/71254.adapt.1900.1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5787 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/back-before.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/back-before.jpg&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/back-before-2.jpg 419w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" data-attachment-id=\"5787\" \n data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/back-before.jpg?fit=419%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"419,288\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"back-before\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/back-before.jpg?fit=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/back-before.jpg?fit=419%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Enrique de la Osa \/ Reuters, via <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2013\/09\/130903-diana-nyad-endurance-swim-cuba-florida-nation-sports\/\">National Geographic.<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_5796\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 300px;\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5796\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/HM50oZCqz_dc82ZN14EUy0XQUjU=\/1200x0\/filters:no_upscale()\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/17415759\/1201732.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5796 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/back-new.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" data-attachment-id=\"5796\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/back-new.jpg?fit=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,206\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"back-new\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/back-new.jpg?fit=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/back-new.jpg?fit=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>JP Carter\/AP, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/2013\/9\/4\/20456458\/diana-nyad-celebrates-historic-110-mile-swim-from-cuba-to-florida#fans-push-towards-long-distance-swimmer-diana-nyad-center-as-she-comes-ashore-and-is-greeted-by-her-trainer-bonnie-stoll-monday-sept-2-2013-in-key-west-fla-becoming-the-first-person-to-swim-from-cuba-to-florida-without-the-help-of-a-shark-cage-nyad-arrived-at-the-beach-just-before-2-p-m-edt-about-53-hours-after-she-began-her-swim-in-havana-on-saturday-her-trainer-bonnie-stoll\">Deseret News<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/back-before-detail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5784 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/back-before-detail.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/back-before-detail.jpg&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/back-before-detail-2.jpg 392w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" data-attachment-id=\"5784\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/back-before-detail.jpg?fit=392%2C295&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"392,295\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"back-before-detail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/back-before-detail.jpg?fit=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/back-before-detail.jpg?fit=392%2C295&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/52254625-jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5799 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/52254625-jpg.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/52254625-jpg.jpg&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/52254625-jpg-2.jpg 392w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" data-attachment-id=\"5799\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/52254625-jpg.jpg?fit=392%2C295&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"392,295\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"52254625-jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/52254625-jpg.jpg?fit=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/52254625-jpg.jpg?fit=392%2C295&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Those marks could, of course, be wear and tear from however long Diana spent in the water. We may never know. And, given that all of the above is just speculation, I could be completely wrong about everything.<\/p>\n<p>But here\u2019s what\u2019s not speculation: Diana Nyad tried and failed to cross the Florida Strait four times. If she kept coming back to reattempt the swim, the public would soon see her as a quixotic kook rather than a Homeric hero. Nyad couldn\u2019t have that. So, on her fifth try, she found a way to make her crossing look like a success.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">[Note: The above post borrows, sometimes verbatim, from an earlier description of Diana Nyad\u2019s attachment issues: <a href=\"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/i-got-a-line-on-you\/\">\u201cI Got a Line on You.\u201d<\/a> ]<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Update, 15 May 2020: Repaired broken image links and changed \u201cAndy Newman of NewmanPR of Key West\u201d to \u201cAndy Newman of NewmanPR\u201d because I learned that they\u2019re based in Miami.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little ingenuity, a little practice, and a lot of clear, high test fishing line: Here&#8217;s how Diana might have hitched a ride from Cuba to Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cuba-florida"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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