Nyad has made it farther than in any of her previous four tries, and she was about 5 miles (8 kilometers) from Florida on Monday morning, according to her representatives. She was on course to swim about 110 miles (177 kilometers) and expected to arrive in Key West on Monday between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. EDT.
Doctors who are traveling with a team of Nyad supporters said her swollen lips and tongue were causing her speech to be slurred and they were worried about her breathing, but they have not intervened, according to a post on Nyad's website.
Nyad's journey began Saturday morning when she jumped from the seawall of the Hemingway Marina into the warm waters off Havana. She has been swimming the Florida Strait ever since, stopping from time to time for nourishment.
She had gotten very cold overnight, her team said, so they decided not to stop her to eat and drink in hopes that swimming would keep her warm.
