Endurance athlete battles jellyfish in record swim bid

American Diana Nyad endured several jellyfish stings as the 62-year-old endurance athlete sought to become the first person to swim unaided from Cuba to Florida without a wetsuit or a shark cage.

A team member posted on Nyad’s Twitter account that the American was steadily stroking onward yesterday despite jellyfish stings to the lips, feet, and legs.

Her goal: To become the first person to set a record 166km unaided crossing of the Florida Straits.