Posted: Sep 02, 2013
Lake Forest College graduate and Hall of Fame member Diana Nyad '73 achieved her long-time goal of swimming from Cuba to Florida on Monday. Nearly 53 hours after jumping in the ocean in Havana, Cuba, Nyad finally reached Smathers Beach in Key West, Florida.
Alumni who were following Nyad's progress in the water, "weren't surprised by how driven she was as a student athlete – and what she was trying to accomplish post-Lake Forest," according to Forester athletic director Jackie Slaats in an interview with WBBM radio.
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