Fitness experts hail Nyad’s feat as reward for fit life

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U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad who completed her swim from Cuba to Key West, Florida, yesterday, speaks at a news conference on Stock IslandBy Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Diana Nyad became the first person to swim the 110 miles from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, baby boomer-aged fitness experts greeted the 64-year-old's achievement with pride and delight but not disbelief. The aging body, they said, is capable of more than previously thought. "Today's 60-to-65 is not what it was one or two generations ago," said Dr. Angela Smith, an orthopedic surgeon and past president of the American College of Sports Medicine. …

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