Diana Nyad's
jellyfish-proof face mask.
Last year, the
64-year-old endurance swimmer’s attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida, approximately
160 kilometers in distance, was aborted almost half of the way because deadly box
jellyfish repeatedly stung her in the mouth, only spot exposed to the deadly
creatures. The venom of the box jellyfish, which is common to tropical waters, suffered
the swimmer so badly that she later mentioned that she had felt being burned
alive in the water.
However, thanks to
the specially designed silicon mask that covers the swimmer’s entire face and
neck and was worn through one night when box jellyfish was around her, she
could manage to swim to Key West, Florida in her fifth attempt in 35 years.
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learning one road to the dream.
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