Diana Nyad

Setting a world record would have taken all kind of mental toughness. That’s not something that you can do without a plan or even some kind of planning ahead of time. That is something that takes years and years of training to achieve. That is something that you have to keep picking up yourself after each time when you do not quite make it. You have to have really great perseverance to set a world record.

Diana Nyad showed the world that it’s never too late to do the unthinkable over this Labor Day weekend. This lady swam from Cuba’s shore to Florida’s shore. That’s 110 miles, without a shark cage to protect her, in 52 hours. In doing that she set a world record. Oh and I forgot to mention that she is 64 years old. That’s amazing! She has to have had awesome perseverance to keep trying after failing.

I do not know any people that would swim in the open water between Cuba and Florida without any from not just sharks but anything else that is in the water. I mean we do not know what is all in our oceans. And at the same time I do not anyone who can swim nonstop for 52 hours. That is super dangerous if you think about all the things that could possible go wrong. That would scary me, not knowing what could happen to me out in the middle of the ocean. I can also see why Ms. Nyad would want to make it not only for the world record but to show everyone that it can be done.

She is an inspiration to girls everywhere, showing us that no matter your age you can still do amazing things with your life. This shows me that even though I am not really anyone important in this world, that I can still do something amazing or earth shattering. That my name can be maybe someday be known for doing that no one thought was possible.  Her world record will always be something that will help me to keep trying when all I want to do is give up.