Diana Nyad November 2023

Did you see the movie?

Three different former students texted me when "Nyad" came out on Netflix this year, and somehow I knew exactly which movie they were talking about. 

Then Natalie texted: Emily, Fern, and I think she's badass, but not as badass as you.

I sighed.  I was not as badass as the badass of all time in the water.  I don't blow a trumpet, and I don't swim over 100 miles in one workout.  I sent a text back with something to that effect. 

But you beat that brain tumor.  

It was hard to respond to that one.  

You wrote to us when she completed the swim. Do you remember that?  I did not. 

You sent us her three messages that she spoke on the beach when she finished.

Oh yes, that sounds like me. Once a coach, always a coach. Those were good messages. 

Her messages, paraphrased: 

1. Never give up. 

2. You're never too old. 

3. Swimming is a team effort. 

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