Diana Nyad is 10 miles from Florida.

[Are_grits_groceries]

Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad is in the homestretch to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, ending a 35-year quest to complete the mission.

Nyad, 64, is in the midst of her fifth attempt to make the treacherous swim. It's her fourth attempt in the last three years. The Los Angeles native left Marina Hemingway in Cuba on Aug. 31 at 8:59 a.m.

"Diana is on course to swim 112 statute miles. This is 35 more miles than anyone has ever swam," navigator John Bartlett said early this morning on Nyad's website.

Nyad could reach the Florida Keys as early as 4 p.m., her team said.

As of 4 a.m., her team tweeted that she was less than 10 miles away from Florida. It's the closest Nyad has come to Florida in any of her five attempts.

"Our navigator John Bartlett is consulting closely with the other captains to plan the best route into Key West. There are tides, eddys, currents, shipping lanes, reefs and swarms of jellyfish to consider," her website said in a 4 a.m. update.
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Go Diana!

[underpants]

1. Wow at 64 she is still digging

"digging" is my own term for swimming. Mornings in the pool - just you and the line.

Great for her.

[Scuba]

2. Very cool, thanks for posting!

[trumad]

3. You can check her progress here.

http://www.diananyad.com

[MADem]

10. She is just a smidgen away! nt

[enough]

11. Wow thanks for that link. The map really highlights the magnitude of the effort

and how close she is to her goal.

[tinrobot]

4. Inspiring!

[Stinky The Clown]

5. Go Diana, GO!!!!

[City Lights]

6. I heard about this on my local news this AM.

Best of luck, Diana!

[shenmue]

7. Wow, wow, wow!

She is awesome.

[joshcryer]

8. Around 5 miles now, just posted it in LBN! Wow.

[Orrex]

9. If she gets tired, she can turn around and go back

64?!? Fantastic! What a remarkable athlete!