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Out Magazine's Shana Naomi Krochmal did a terrific interview with Diana Nyad, the 63-year-old long distance swimmer and out lesbian who will make her fourth attempt to swim the distance between Florida and Cuba later this summer. Here is an excerpt from the interview, which you can read in its entirety on Out. Com. Photos are by famed photographer Catherine Opie.

The swimmer's scores from judges and viewers alike last week weren't enough to keep her in the competition.

Diana Nyad makes the rounds following her record-breaking swim.

The fifth attempt for 64-year-old, out swimmer Diana Nyad to cross from Cuba to Florida is nearing a successful end.

Battling ocean swells and shoulder pain, champion swimmer Diana Nyad, who happens to be an out lesbian, ended her 103-mile, Cuba-to-Florida attempt early Tuesday, about halfway between Havana and Key West.

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Diana Nyad and Oprah get into the nitty gritty of Nyad's record-breaking swim.

Ellen DeGeneres interviews out record-breaker Diana Nyad.

Distance swimmer Diana Nyad was pulled from the water Tuesday morning during her fourth attempt to swim 100 miles from Cuba to Florida. She started the swim late Saturday night and would have been the first person ever to complete the journey without a shark cage.

It matters that Diana Nyad is a lesbian and an activist, even if some just want to focus on her swimming.

San Francisco based Olivia Travel announced today that National and International Women’s Swimming Hall of Fame member Diana Nyad will be serving as celebrity sports guest during their eight day 2013 Mexican lxtapa trip, scheduled to depart on November 2, 2013.

Distance swimmer and out lesbian Diana Nyad will once again attempt to swim 100 miles from Cuba to Florida, but this time in a new special suit to protect her from jellyfish stings.

Distance swimmer and out lesbian Diana Nyad has launched a fundraising page to help support her in her Xtreme Dream as she attempts to swim from Cuba to Florida. Nyad said in a tweet, yesterday, “I could never fulfill the Xtreme Dream without you guys. Want to donate, and support the dream? Click the link. Thanks!”

International Swimming Hall of Fame legend and out lesbian Diana Nyad’s attempt to complete a 103-mile swim from Havana to Key West without the aid of a shark cage is currently under way. Nyad, 61, entered the water at Havana’s Marina Hemingway just before sunset on Saturday after she performed the Army wake-up tune “Reveille” on a bugle.