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A Estonian swimmer, model, and entrepreneur recently completed a remarkable feat—all while looking just like a mermaid. According to a Guinness World Records news release on Wednesday, Merle Liivand ...

A woman who campaigns for cleaner waterways is attempting to set a new world record for the longest distance swum using a ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A 10-time Guinness world-record holding, real-life mermaid made her way to the coast today with a particular message in mind, cleaning up our waters. World record holder and ...

The City of Miami Beach declared April 17 Merle Liivand Day, celebrating the renowned open-water swimmer’s world record swim there. Liivand broke her world record that day by swimming 30 kilometers in ...

Aug. 4 (UPI) --An Estonian swimmer celebrated her 30th birthday by swimming 18.6 miles with a monofin and breaking a Guinness World Record. Merle Liivand donned the monofin -- a swimming fin ...

When she was a child, La Jolla Shores resident Chiara Fresia dreamed of being a mermaid. Now, as a free diver and swim instructor, she uses a monofin — bringing her closer to that dream. A monofin is ...

PHOENIX, Arizona, October 25. SWIMMINGWORLD.TV has hit the Hollywood screen! Our very own Morning Swim Show is featured in the full-length feature film Beneath the Blue. Also taking over the big ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 4,000 people drown every year in the United States. The CDC reports that the number of people who die by ...

(CNN) — When Merle Liivand first started swimming with a monofin to help with her breaststroke practice, she never could have imagined it would one day lead her to becoming a Guinness World record ...