On Mon, 02 Sep 2013 19:03:21 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute
wrote:

On 9/2/2013 1:54 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
Diana Nyad just swam ashore in Key West moments ago after nearly a 2
day swim from Cuba. It was her 5th attempt. No one has ever done it
before.


No one has ever done it before "without a shark cage"... to be more
specific.

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That's true as it turns out, but use of a shark cage gives the swimmer
an unfair advantage in other ways so is disallowed for record setting
purposes.