
The Swimmers(2022)
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use.


“Witness the incredible true story.”
Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean.

Annette Bening
Diana Nyad

Jodie Foster
Bonnie Stoll

Rhys Ifans
John Bartlett

Ethan Jones Romero
Nico

Luke Cosgrove
Luke Tipple

Jeena Yi
Angel Yanigahara

Eric T. Miller
Coach Jack Nelson
Anne Marie Kempf
Candace

Carolyn McCormick
Elise
Marcos Diaz
Dude
NYAD is a drama, history film released in 2023 exploring themes of midlife crisis, affectation, biography, based on true story, based on memoir or autobiography, swimming. Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, it stars Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans. Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean.
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