(CNN) -- When it comes to living on the edge, there are some women who have the tenacious spirit to conquer all.

Whether it's scaling the world's highest peaks or becoming the first person to cross a dangerous ocean stretch, these extreme sportswomen have smashed records around the globe thanks to their fearless sense of determination.

On the heels of Diana Nyad's record breaking swim, CNN takes a look at five sports stars who have reached the very top of their game.

Diana Nyad

After 35 years and five attempts at swimming from Cuba to Florida, 64-year-old Diana Nyad has finally made her name as the first person to cross the treacherous Straits. Wearing a mask to protect her from the trip halting jellyfish bites that plagued her last effort, the endurance swimmer is the only person to complete the 177 km (100 m) journey without either a wetsuit or a shark cage. Describing her achievement as 'a lifelong dream,' Nyad, who made her first attempt to cross the waters in 1978, was also congratulated by President Obama via Twitter.

Read more: Nyad's next challenge will be a 48 hour swim in New York City

Edurne Pasaban

As a keen young mountaineer, Edurne Pasaban made her hobby into a record breaking profession by becoming the world's first woman to climb all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters. The 44-year-old Spaniard spent nine years working her way to the top of the world's biggest summits before completing her quest in 2010, and was named as National Geographic's Adventurer of the Year in 2011. With the likes of Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga under her belt, Pasaban has seen some of the world's most beautiful landscapes from a viewpoint only reached by a select few.

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. Who had a record breaking swim?
2. Who else is mentioned?
3. What did she do?
4. How old is she?
5. When did she accomplish the record?
6. How long did it take her?
7. Did she win an award?
8. Which one?
9. When did she win that?
10. What notable locations did she climb?
11. How far did Nyad go?
12. How old is she?
13. Was it her first try?
14. How many did it take?
15. What danger is mentioned?
16. What did she wear to help with that?
17. What was she the first to do?
18. What notable leader contacted her after?
19. How did he reach out to her?
20. When did she first try this?
1. Diana Nyad
2. Edurne Pasaban
3. Became the world's first woman to climb all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters
4. 44-years-old
5. 2010
6. Nine years
7. Yes
8. The National Geographic's Adventurer of the Year
9. 2011
10. Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga
11. From Cuba to Florida
12. 64-years-old
13. No
14. Five
15. Jellyfish bites
16. A mask
17. Complete the 177 km journey without either a wetsuit or a shark cage
18. President Obama
19. Twitter
20. 1978