Tharon Trujillo, 16, of Plumas Lake, California, invented a new helicopter design at the age of 10 to help people in disaster areas.

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The 62-year-old Nyad -- who completed her Lake Ontario swim in 1974 at the age of 24 -- was a third of the way to her goal as of Sunday evening.

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He showed a strong will from an early age, once swimming across frigid Lake Como in the middle of winter.

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At the age of 23 he managed a holiday away from home, to the Lake District.

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