The Swimmer

The Diana Nyad Story

De: Diana Nyad

Narrado por: Diana Nyad, Bonnie Stoll

At the age of 64, legendary athlete Diana Nyad inspired the world when she walked onto the shores of Key West after "crossing the Mt. Everest of the earth's oceans", becoming the first person in history to make the 111-mile swim from Cuba to Florida without the assistance of a shark cage. In her riveting new play The Swimmer, recorded live at the Minetta Lane Theatre, Nyad shares the heartbreaking setbacks, brushes with death, and the victories that kept her going, plunging the audience into the depths of her extraordinary journey. Written by Nyad, directed by Emmy Award winner Jane Anderson, and featuring her longtime friend and coach Bonnie Stoll, Nyad makes her New York stage debut in this powerful true story of passion and resilience.

©2020 Diana Nyad (P)2020 AO Media LLC

inspiring

Diana really took you through the events and made you feel her struggles to become the first swimmer to cross such a tough region of ocean. At the same time that it was heart warming it was also comical.

Amazing!

Amazing feat! Congratulations Diana! Such a great story of determination and perseverance! The body achieves what the mind believes.

Author narrated was the best

What a great true story! Loved every minute of it. Even the loud whistle, that was a shock!!

You'll Be Cheering

Diana Nyad's one-woman, actually two-women, play is thrilling, inspiring and heartfelt.

Most of us are at least slightly aware of Diana Nyad's 2013 long-distance swim from Cuba to Florida. She was sixty-four. She'd already failed another attempt. And no one else had ever completed this tempestuous, trouble-laden 111-mile slog from Havana to Key West without the aid of a shark cage. (An Australian, Susie Maroney, completed it with a shark cage in 1997 and she was 22.)

This is the story behind that record-making swim. A very personal story that digs back into her past but spends a lot of its time in the water with Diana as she deals with jellyfish, sharks and bodily fatigue and keeps time by playing Roy Orbison tunes in her head. All the while, her trainer Bonnie Stoll rides in a nearby boat, shouting encouragement and course corrections and interjecting a dose of humor.

There's a lot of humor in this story. Some tragic moments, But the overall tone is uplift. It's amazing what one person can accomplish when she decides the impossible is possible. And Diana was 64. Which makes this story even more mind-altering because it runs contrary to the notion that you have to accomplish the big dream of your life before forty or forget it.

As far as I know Diana Nyad and Bonnie Stoll have no acting experience. And, yeah, they're playing themselves on stage--but that's really hard to do without coming off wooden or overly dramatic. They hit all the right emotional keys with their performance so you can just jump in the water and swim along with the story.

Brilliant!

I thoroughly enjoyed this. It’s funny and full of heart. Fascinating to hear some details of what goes on during the long and challenging ordeal. Congratulations team Diana!

A wild and crazy dream

I’m a 71 year old swimmer. But not like Diana. I swim a mile in a pool. Right now I’m on a break because my husband just died a month ago after a long illness. But I’ll get back there. I remember following Diana’s story in the newspaper and cheering her from afar. This was a wonderful true story, told by Diane and Bonnie. What courage!

simply amazing

I loved it from beginning until end. I wish there was a video of it. Great writing and the narration was incomparable

Inspirational!

What a great story of inspiration and dedication on following your dreams! Congratulations to you and loved listen to you narrating your own story!

I am a swimmer but now I need to walk

This was just what I needed to hear! I just finished 10 months in rehab centers due to a series of unfortunate events. I have to remind myself to be grateful for making it home but I need to get back in the water! I need to put safety first but thanks for the inspiration.

Wonderful, in every way!

Absolutely loved this book! Lately I can't even finish some of the audible originals, but this was a surprise exception. Intriguing, funny, suspenseful, educational, heartwarming, entertaining and motivational all describe this book.