The Other Shore | Diana Nyad | (2013) Official Trailer

From: The Other Shore

UPDATE: Diana Nyad reached Smather's Beach, Key West on 9/2/2013 after swimming 53 hours and 102 miles, making her the first person ever to successfully swim from Cuba to the United States! She's an LGBT role model and powerhouse!!

The Other Shore follows, out athlete, world record holder and legendary swimmer Diana Nyad as she comes out of a thirty-year retirement to re-attempt an elusive dream: swimming 103 miles non-stop from Cuba to Florida without the use of a shark cage. Her past and present collide in her obsession with a feat that nobody has ever accomplished. At the edge of The Devil's Triangle, tropical storms, sharks, venomous jellyfish, and one of the strongest ocean currents in the world, all prove to be life-threatening realities. Timothy Wheeler's documentary brings Diana Nyad's extraordinary adventure to life as Diana sets out to prove that will and determination are all you need to make the unimaginable possible.