Interestingly, it’s a swim that she tried to do in her late 20s but failed. Victorious this time, she told reporters, “I feel like I could walk through a brick wall. … I think I’m truly dead center in the prime of my life at 64.” Awesome.
Here’s a few news stories about it: Associated Press and CBS News.
64 Year-Old Diana Nyad Swims from Cuba to Florida