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Mind Over Water
Neither cold, nor pain, nor lonely hours can keep Diana Nyad from her self-appointed rounds
October
1
1975
John Marmaras
Mind Over Water
October
1
1975
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SPORTS
Mind Over Water
Neither cold, nor pain, nor lonely hours can keep Diana Nyad from her self-appointed rounds
October
1
1975
John Marmaras
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