Diana Nyad finally made it ... Nyad, then 25, swam around the island of Manhattan in seven hours and 57 minutes, beating an unofficial record of 8 hours and 56 minutes that was set in 1927 ...

Annette Bening could score an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Diana Nyad in the Netflix adaptation Sharks, jellyfish stings, tropical storms, navigation problems and physical exhaustion are ...

So getting a pat on the back from Diana Nyad was pretty cool ... in one scene just like the daughter of a German butcher from Manhattan who evidently ate fried chicken while swimming the English ...