61 Yr Old Woman begins Havana to Florida Keys Swim

[rkolinski]

Chart her progress below
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/

Distance swimmer Diana Nyad is attempting a 103-mile swim from Cuba to Key West. She entered the water Sunday around 7:45 p.m. ET, from Havana's Hemingway Marina.

CNN is the only network accompanying Nyad on her swim, which could take 60 hours or longer. Producer Matt Sloane is leading a CNN team traveling on one of Nyad's chase boats. They are carrying a SPOT GPS tracker, which transmits the group's position via satellite.

Sloane will be Tweeting throughout the swim, and he'll appear live on CNN from time to time to update viewers on the 61-year-old swimmer's progress.Nyad's team also will be Tweeting and blogging.

Check back to watch her progress.

I heard this morning that she stops every hour to consume 1,000 calories and is still expected to lose 29 lbs by the end of her swim!