A new film has landed on Netflix, telling the story of a determined long-distance swimmer who achieved a lifelong dream at 64 years old. And viewers want to know: Is NYAD based on a true story?
It took Diana Nyad five attempts and more than 30 years to make the 110-mile swim from Havana, Cuba to Key West in Florida. But despite her inspirational story being one of determination, Diana's achievement is not without controversy, and her claim of being the first person to swim across the Florida Straits without any kind of enclosure has never been officially recognised.
