Diana Nyad: Extreme swimming with the world's most dangerous jellyfish

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12 жыл бұрын

www.ted.com In the 1970s, Diana Nyad set long-distance swim records that are still unbroken. Thirty years later, at 60, she attempted her longest swim yet, from Cuba to Florida. In this funny, powerful talk at TEDMED, she talks about how to prepare mentally to achieve an extreme dream, and asks: What will YOU do with your wild, precious life?
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@actionforanimals4862 8 ай бұрын

She is the only presenter on TEDtalks who I've seen get a standing ovation. She is a huge inspiration to me.

@somethought 12 жыл бұрын

Interesting how many haters are rating her on her looks. I thought we were here to hear the talk and learn from her authentic message and her gutsy endeavor, not compare her to a barbie doll.

@Wildevis 8 ай бұрын

And she did what she said, she finished the swim on her 5th try. What an awesome woman!

@patriciaalves5613 9 ай бұрын

You can feel the power of her mind and body through this video. She's vibrating with energy. Can extenuating, challenging athletic pursuit give you that? Amazing.

@KarinaHaraburda 9 ай бұрын

She said she would and she did! Congratulations! 👏🎉 Diana you are such a wonderful inspiration to us all. Thank you!

@HBSanta 12 жыл бұрын

Wow... wow. She was stung twice by a box jelly and lived to tell the tale? Not only that, she is going to attempt the swim again?! She is courage incarnate. Unbelievable story.

@somethought 12 жыл бұрын

I just relistened. She's really showing YOU can live your dream, do the work, that age doesnt have to get in the way. I love how she was ready to count in different languages like english, german, french to pass the time...very smart woman.

@HettiedeKorteDiplomaat 9 ай бұрын

Wow, she's an unique person. So strong, brave and creative.

@veronique9029 8 ай бұрын

Diana you are a source of inspiration for me and im sure for a lot of folks like me who tend to quit when things get hard. Not because were not strong but rather because we are not aware of our strenght! So thank you for reminding me this fact! 💜💜💜

@sharonjanethague7181 8 ай бұрын

And she did swim from Cuba to Florida! Amazing!

@droma51090 12 жыл бұрын

Exercise is the key to life. My fathers 62 and he looks better then most 40 year olds and he's as alert and alive as Diana. The key is to get that blood pumping till you break a sweat, 30 min every other day is all it takes. Oh yeah and eat your greens.

@Bfavrestarr415 12 жыл бұрын

Wonderful display of excellent public speaking coupled with an awesome story. This was very inspiring and I can't wait to hear how her next try goes!

@summits4ataxia 7 жыл бұрын

I love the comment about thinking on space and time after 50 hrs swimming. Fantastic. It is all about looking into that abyss and moving ever onward with ultra distance.

@KemaTheAtheist 12 жыл бұрын

This is one of the few non-technical speeches I've found worth my time to watch.

@cindybrown3193 11 жыл бұрын

wow and wow, one of the most inspiring talks I have ever heard and so great that Diana finally did it........it is so amazing. Not only for her swim but her ability to really capture the audience......Diana, you need to do a lot more public speaking, you are sensational......love you and your determination.....go girl!

@dr.manuelsanmiguel9296 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree💯. May God be with you today and always! I hope that you have a nice day today. I'm Dr. Manuel Sanmiguel. How about you?

@halfacig 12 жыл бұрын

What an incredible woman! I love her energy, it's infectious.

@MadonnaJulio1 9 жыл бұрын

"Live everyday with grace & passion keep on moving forward" You did it!! You are such a genuine inspiration TY!!!!! Love you !! You did it!!

@CarlaVP 8 ай бұрын

And she did it! Just saw the movie on Netflix.

8 жыл бұрын

ja, diese Frage müssen wir immer stellen - wunderbar. Was für eine Kraft - ..... und wie wunderbar, dass sie es noch geschafft hat - nie war sie so stark wie mit 64 Jahren. Wundervoll.

@lolorenteria9853 10 жыл бұрын

I could listen to her sing all day!

@mariomendoza8041 6 жыл бұрын

I'm a swimmer (not as long distances), and what she says is very true. When you're swimming you have a lot of thoughts, and you play many songs in your head. Preferably rock and heavy metal.

@ferpc0394 8 ай бұрын

My first sea swimming competition I got caught in a current and couldn’t get out. There were a bunch of people ahead of me, and a bunch behind. I was stuck in the middle alone and I got scared and tired. I pushed myself by singing in my head, happy songs, motivational songs and the thoughts of “just a bit more”. It was me and the music in my head. Thankfully I finished but when I was stuck , the singing to myself got me through

@advocacynaccountablity 3 ай бұрын

AND SHE DID IT!!!!! Nyad is a force. And for all the attention she has sought and gained, she has a humble heart.

@rockinrver7414 4 ай бұрын

She is strong, beautiful, tough, intelligent, diligent, disçiplined, determined, funny, just freaking awe-inspiring and unstoppable. Love her!! What a role model.

@jiladomako4308 10 күн бұрын

She said she would and she did! Congratulations, all the best and thank you for being a great inspiration to all of us.

@flusyndrome 11 жыл бұрын

WOW, I thought I was going to click and watch for a couple seconds, but this lady is VERY engaging, ended up watching the WHOLE thing.

@angelamarie88 11 жыл бұрын

Bravo! She finally did it today!!! After hearing her TED talk, INSPIRED.

@dr.manuelsanmiguel9296 2 жыл бұрын

Smile's. May God be with you today and always! I hope that you have a nice day today. I'm Dr. Manuel Sanmiguel. How about you?

@resolvestamp883 6 жыл бұрын

She depicted swimming perfectly..... deeply appreciated

@Cronuz2 12 жыл бұрын

she's smart,and she delivers a passionate message that will keep you concentrated. great talk

@donnavaughn9409 10 ай бұрын

She finally did it and now NETFLIX will show a movie about it

@coolauntmartha 11 жыл бұрын

Congratulations, Diana! Very inspirational speech!

@holdmybeer 12 жыл бұрын

Awesome lady, great singer, and also shares my birthday.

@somethought 12 жыл бұрын

She's quite inspirational. :) Loved her talk

@dheerajrinwa2585 10 жыл бұрын

Inspiring... Nice, thanks for sharing.

@SeasaCleaus 12 жыл бұрын

Wonderful talk. I look up to you Diana.

@yellowhue30 12 жыл бұрын

Never heard of her before now, but I love her. She's so right, though composed through study. So strong, though challenged by idiosyncratic idiom, as are we all.

@MarcClarke 11 жыл бұрын

Yo! it'a about to go down in minutes!!! Go Diana!! you've inspired with your words and actions! God Bless You!!

@ShaunDakin 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thank you.

@sashakid 12 жыл бұрын

amazing she gave me chills a truly amazing person... as some one who just recently turned 18 i start to apreaciate time and life and knowledge thank you ted for filling my knowledge and giving me inspiration to keep living the life i will not regret :]]

@rl1430 4 жыл бұрын

You are amazing!!! Love you! Bravo!!

@Lightc11 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing 😊 ❤

@IslamMuhammad 12 жыл бұрын

Amazing Inspiring Talk

@run1 12 жыл бұрын

Inspirational!

@daugbret 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. "Courage" is a good word for what she's done! Remember, there's nothing stopping you from amazing all of us again! I'm sure there are more deadly animals to ignore in some ocean, somewhere :)

@TGCarlson9 11 жыл бұрын

I think she looks great. Period.

@riceliaserpaortiz4045 4 ай бұрын

Ho sempre avuto un grande rispetto per questa donna straordinaria, dal suo primo tentativo... Lei è un esempio di forza, coraggio e concentrazione. Grande Diana per me sei una grande fonte di ispirazione ❤ grazie!

@droma51090 12 жыл бұрын

this was amazing.

@SimplyFabii 12 жыл бұрын

That was wonderful!

@embloom 12 жыл бұрын

i love her yeaaaaaah!!! at the end XD

@paradiseofexiles8745 7 ай бұрын

Jesus, the box jelly fish kills. OMG, I can't believe that happened. To say that sucks is an understatement.

@lives2live 12 жыл бұрын

great talk

@authorhaidyzakaria 12 жыл бұрын

I really hope to have your amazing persistence and will. You make me wana try harder to reach my extreme dreams. thank you

@gagzy1989 12 жыл бұрын

A M A Z I N G . I salute you Diana!

@svalenzuela 5 ай бұрын

Espectacular, sencillamente espectacular ❤

@mariaclara8266 4 ай бұрын

Maravilhoso! E ela realizou o que queria !

@Bjabja 12 жыл бұрын

What an amazing woman!

@nancyflaherty7038 9 ай бұрын

How awesome!!

@VolkmarStarke 12 жыл бұрын

"Live it large, live it large!!" Awesome...

@Xxsemi14xX 12 жыл бұрын

Inspirational.

@dookiecheez 12 жыл бұрын

O.o I don't understand how it's physically possible that she kept swimming after the first sting let alone the second...

@Jetstarz00 11 жыл бұрын

She did it! She fulfilled her dream, Congrats Diana!!!

@annaanderson7042 7 жыл бұрын

Sorta--she made it halfway :) BUt she did make it eventually

@mrirurfkjsdo 7 ай бұрын

Thx Diana

@somethought 12 жыл бұрын

@darkspy73 who cares what she looks like?? She has an amazing talk and all you can do is dumbly rate her on her looks?? GET over it

@martenwestlund8310 9 ай бұрын

And today you did it Diana. 🎉❤🎉

@cjl85uk 12 жыл бұрын

@somethought :) nice to read good comments.

@astrobassist 12 жыл бұрын

so if she wanted to north and the gulf stream was going east, which direction did she swim? what's the equivalent distance she swam, must be like 90 miles...

@sbdreamin 8 ай бұрын

Diana Nyad is a total stud muffin! A warrior!

@sverr0r 12 жыл бұрын

Good luck to her on the next try! Wondered what went wrong last time & now I know. The big blue sure is scary some times...

@ididjaustralia 12 жыл бұрын

inspiring!

@joannalukaszuk2260 8 ай бұрын

SHE DID IT :)

@hulyepicsa 11 жыл бұрын

this 60 year old woman can swim for 40 hours and i can't run for 10 minutes at 24? what a bullshit i am.

@youdevil6 12 жыл бұрын

incredible

@gulllars 12 жыл бұрын

Summary of the spirit of this talk in a quote of the best known song from the Flash Dance soundrack (Irene Cara - What A Feeling): Take your passion and make it happen.

@escargotiskuhol 11 жыл бұрын

Hope she makes it this time. Currently on her 6th and final attempt. Go, Diana!

@KristianKG 9 ай бұрын

She did that!

@garyb3397 11 жыл бұрын

Same here! Couldn't turn it off. Bravo to the human spirit! We make what's meant to be; we don't do it by sitting on our asses.

@eakiseddygmail 11 жыл бұрын

She had done it finally

@somethought 12 жыл бұрын

@WiskeyDickBomber who cares what she looks like? She has an inspirational talk and you want to rate her on her looks? Go read a book

@crosswind76 10 жыл бұрын

I wonder if Diana has gone back and Thanked that 8 yr old school boy for suggestion of wearing a protective mask against jelly fish.:) Inspiring speech

@LqRner 5 жыл бұрын

She did. Cause she tells about that in her book.

@marxdarx 12 жыл бұрын

@Spencerianism I would imagine she wanted both. It is pretty clear in what she talks about.

@ebrahimebram 12 жыл бұрын

Respect

@user-sd5qm7si8o 11 күн бұрын

Beautiful Soul

@ThePoteador 12 жыл бұрын

That is exactly what it was going through my mind while i was listening this speech. "If you do this as a sport or hobby or as a challenge or you are white(American, European,etc)Everyone will talk good things about you, you will appear on the media, etc...BUT IF YOU ARE JUST ANOTHER IMMIGRANT TRYING TO REACH AMERICAN LANDS NO ONE WILL GIVE YOU ANY AWARD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT...NOT TO MENTION THAT THOSE PEOPLE GO THRU THE SAME CONDITIONS AS THIS LADY...BUT THE HUGE DIFFERENCE THAT THEY

@desirefirst 12 жыл бұрын

what an incredible person, and a beautiful woman; i've done various sports and the hardest was swimming. you think you're tough, try just swimming one mile

@FreshDumbl 12 жыл бұрын

ExxxxxtrEEEME swimming! 0:15

@dahliaanwar5842 2 жыл бұрын

And in 2021 im watching this

@WolffBachner 10 жыл бұрын

Mille hourras pour un des plus braves et les plus brillants femme sur cette terre!

@alSation81 12 жыл бұрын

she has a great personality and I admire her spirit ... but I kinda thought this was about jellyfish!

@henrietteweeber6613 10 жыл бұрын

unbelieveble . but congratulations

@talldrinkomusic 12 жыл бұрын

@garjikbal Why climb a mountain? Because it is there. That is not for everyone. She came to a crossroads in her life and she chose this path. She is sharing the experience.

@Katalyzt 12 жыл бұрын

Cool speech/talk/lesson/message. ★★★★★ Katalyzt

@That1GuyWhosNumber1 12 жыл бұрын

Not a big deal really, but I looked her up, and the description of her website says she's trying it in the summer of 2011, it's not till your in the site that it says summer of 2012. If you see this, change it, what you are doing is admirable to say the least

@gulllars 12 жыл бұрын

@gaiagale Happy new year to you too. I've been commenting on TED and other videos regularly, but with the volume of comments on popular youtube videos it's easy for comments to drown. Which reminds me of another inspiring song (from A Goofy Movie); Tevin Campbell - Stand Out: watch?v=DD4VofgnOkU I've been wanting to compile a playlist of such inspiring songs. The theme paraphrased: Do what you love, be yourself, and don't be afraid to stand out while making the world a better place.

@Joshuasuua 12 жыл бұрын

phew, TED no commercials.

@oktaviawindi 8 ай бұрын

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@poolratus 12 жыл бұрын

MAD PROPS, DIANA

@lv4230 2 жыл бұрын

Omg i love this I hate my job hate this constant drama. I want this! (But family weight heavy on you sometimes)

@vsenderov 12 жыл бұрын

Chuk norris swam from cuba to florida once. On the way he stung two jellyfish

@tenyar 12 жыл бұрын

True grit

@freesk8 12 жыл бұрын

A nyad is a water nymph from Greek mythology. She has a really appropriate last name! Diana was the Greek goddess of the moon, the hunt, birthing and virgins. I wonder how much her name affected her personality, or whether her parents chose the name for reasons they passed to her in her nurture or her genes. Naming is a big responsibility.