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My Dream to Swim From Cuba to Florida Is Back On!

Posted: 03/07/2012 9:33 am

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It's official, the Xtreme Dream 2012 is on! This summer, I will make the swim from Cuba to Florida, where I will finally crawl up on that shore. I'm a little bit afraid. The pressure's on. This time I've got to make it. I'm excited and finding the best within myself. I want to do this as much for you as for me. I want to live life large and I want you to believe all your dreams are attainable. So here we go!

 

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04:50 AM on 03/12/2012
Of course she will.
03:26 AM on 03/12/2012
How is this news? Cubans do this swim successfully all the time.
11:40 AM on 03/12/2012
The above comment was plagiarized from a comment on a CNN article last year, tisk tisk.
11:43 AM on 03/12/2012
See confucius comment 5 months ago...

http://news.yahoo.com/cuba-florida-swim-marathon-nyad-continues-111508419.html
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shankapotomus
10:19 PM on 03/11/2012
Just do it.
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athenasword
wisdom is beautiful
09:14 PM on 03/11/2012
Good wishes, fair winds and calm seas to you, Diana. I will be cheering when your feet hit the sand!!
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emily tripp
Names have been changed to protect the innocent
07:41 PM on 03/11/2012
To all the negative naysayers here: You'll never understand.
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ignacio sanabria
Mirror synapses at work
06:52 PM on 03/11/2012
An excellent example of courage, stamina and resilience. God bless you.
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leftbehind2000
If money = speech, then no speech is free.
06:23 PM on 03/11/2012
Ah that's nothing. Last week I swam from San Francisco to Tokyo. Sincerely, Charley Tuna.
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LMPE
I connect the most dissimilar things
05:36 PM on 03/11/2012
Good luck!

I hope that the mafiosi who fled Cuba and have lived in Miami since 1959 go apeshit over this.
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Parade Keegan
I Can Hear You
01:46 PM on 03/11/2012
Good luck!
11:56 AM on 03/11/2012
Good Luck, but people should remember Mimi Hughes swam the Danube River (1,770 MILES) and the Ohio River (981 MILES) in her 50s. Not to mention the fact that she also swam the Bering Strait and the Tennessee River.
11:41 AM on 03/11/2012
She is an old , weak woman......she won't make it. She is to old!!!
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mackjaz
Please Tax Me More - I Want a Quality Government
01:20 PM on 03/11/2012
And what do you contribute other than negativity?
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athenasword
wisdom is beautiful
09:14 PM on 03/11/2012
Maybe you should offer to swim with her... just in case she needs help. (personally I think you'd make it about 100 yards)
09:52 AM on 03/11/2012
You couldn't do it at 30, you couldn't do it at 61 but now your going to do it at what? 64?
Hey lady give it up. Do you really need attention that bad?
01:21 AM on 03/12/2012
its not safe. look at what happened to Fran Krippen. did i spell that right?
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jhnnxn
Won't say it face to face? Don't post it online!
09:10 AM on 03/11/2012
I completely understand the need toovercome challenges, but a think a bit of perspective is required here. People who live in Cuba risk death all the time to escape it. I trust their judgement. Why risk death trying to get there?
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emily tripp
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07:40 PM on 03/11/2012
She's swimming FROM Cuba TO Florida.
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jhnnxn
Won't say it face to face? Don't post it online!
03:18 AM on 03/12/2012
That makes much more sense. It would be like paying a toll to get into New Jersey. Who on earth would do that?
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08:52 PM on 03/07/2012
Chasing dreams is good, motivating others to chase their dreams is great, and fear ("a little afraid") is a motivator to finish the job. Planning, training and your "want to" should see you through to success.

Cheering for you, Diana, and may God bless you in your swim!
04:11 PM on 03/07/2012
Why not just DO IT....THEN tell us about it.....We've been down this path before, three stikes and........