What distance did Diana Nyad swim around Manhattan in 1975?
45km
35km
55km
65km
Answer
Diana Nyad is an American long-distance swimmer, who became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage in 2013. In 1975, she swam around Manhattan Island in 45 kilometers (28 miles). This was the first time that a woman had swum the full distance around Manhattan, and it took her 29 hours and 30 minutes.
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