Nyad narrates the tale of Diana Nyad, a record-breaking marathon swimmer who set several firsts in her sport. She made the decision, at the age of sixty, to accomplish the task that had eluded her when she was just twenty-eight years old: swim the more than a hundred miles from Cuba to Florida without the assistance of a shark cage, using only her determination and swimming talent.
Because of its difficult circumstances, the Florida Straits crossing from Cuba to Florida has long been mysterious to marathon swimmers. The waters in Florida are warmer than those in the English Channel, which averages 62 degrees Fahrenheit. However, this also means that the region is home to some dangerous marine creatures, like box jellyfish and sharks, whose stings may be painful.
may spread poison that is strong enough to kill or disable a human. A swimmer without the assistance of an experienced navigator may find herself forced off course into the Gulf of Mexico or into the Bahamas because to the capricious nature of the currents caused by the Gulf Stream. A few people—including Nyad on her initial effort in her 20s—had tried it, but only in shark cages.
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The movie, which debuted in select theaters in October and will stream on Netflix on November 3, centers on Nyad’s 60th birthday. Following decades away from the sport—during which she served as an ABC Wide World of Sports sports analyst—she confronts her mortality and resolves to demonstrate her ability to cross the border unaccompanied. With two powerful performances that are already sparking talk about Oscar nominations, the film, which was directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi in their first narrative endeavor after winning awards for their documentaries of exceptional athletes (such as free climber Alex Honnold in Free Solo), stars Annette Bening as Nyad and Jodie Foster as her trainer and friend Bonnie Stoll. “Diana is this really talented, ambitious, and nuanced persona. Additionally, Bonnie Stoll, her friend and coach, should also not be undervalued, according to Vasarhelyi.
As Nyad persuades Stoll to be her trainer and obstinately refuses to give up even after almost dying from jellyfish stings and after Stoll originally refused to back her final try, Nyad concentrates on that relationship—its ups and downs and the loyalty between two strong-willed women. Warning: This is a spoiler alert. Although it took four more tries over the course of four years, Nyad eventually made it onto the shore at Key West on September 2, 2013, her mouth and face swollen from spending over 53 hours in the water. She claimed to be the first person to successfully complete the swim without assistance.