The Score

Diana Nyad joins Matt Holzman back in the KCRW studios for a look at her big dream and her hopes for the future...

Will Paula keep Diana from her dream?

  Will uncooperative temperatures throw cold water on Diana's dream?

After a year of preparation and arrangements, is the dream fading? With the weather and temperature uncooperative, is today the calm before the storm?

Diana learns patience as she waits out the weather and Cuban bureaucracy in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Weather and bureaucracy continue to frustrate Diana, who has celebrated her 61 st birthday with her crew. Must an alternate plan – a swim of an equal distance – replace her dream of swimming from Havana to Key West?

In Key West, Diana and 37 experts from around the world await word from Cuba.

Will a little slip of paper capsize Diana dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida?

Diana discusses conditioning, visas and home-remedies for encounters with marine life.

Matt offers an update on Diana Nyad, who continues preparations for her Florida-Cuba swim. Despite a personal tragedy, she is buoyed by successes, both political and practical.

A fit, tanned Dian Nyad discusses last week's 24-hour test swim, the challenge of securing permits, licenses and much needed funds. She also sings the praises of the many fans who've supported her, both emotionally and financially...

While Diana Nyad is deeply involved in preparations for her current expedition, in lieu of her regular commentary she will doing weekly Q&A updates with our own Matt Holzman. Today, she talks about the lessons learned from her 24 hour test swim...

Think of me this Saturday morning, in the early dawn hours, if you will. I'll be somewhere out in the ocean, about 45 miles south of Key West, beginning a 24-hour continual swim through the Gulf Stream, back toward the Florida coast. This is a full dress rehearsal for the Cuba-to-Florida swim I'll be attempting later in the summer...

First, there are the facts. The first three games the U.S. team played in South Africa drew television ratings at an average of a huge 66% higher than during the last World Cup, four years ago. The U.S. win over Algeria, which was significant in that it threw the Americans out of the first round where they often wallow and fade, pulled in 6.1 millions viewers. That's more than a respectable number. It's impressive, especially when you consider the game started at ten in the morning and viewers watching at their offices, on their computers, and in sports bars aren't counted...