Tag: Merle Liivand
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Trash Collecting ‘Mermaid’ Breaks Swimming Record | Reuters
Merle Liivand, aka Mermaid Merle, broke a record by swimming 30 miles around Florida’s Biscayne Bay wearing a monofin, all the while collecting some 20 pounds of trash.
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Merle Liivand on WOWSA Live
Merle Liivand, a competitive pool swimmer, marathon swimmer, mermaid swimmer, aquapreneur, and marine conservationist from Estonia who is living in South Florida, discussed her myriad activities in and around the water on the 11 July 2020 edition of WOWSA Live.
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Olympic hopeful swims to bring awareness of water pollution
Merle Liivand is a former Baltic States Champion in the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke and a member of the Estonian National Swim Team. She makes her home in South Florida and goes for a quick swim and waits to compete in the Olympics for Estonia.
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First Mermaid to Swim 10K in the World
On October 6th Estonian professional swimmer Merle Liivand will be swimming the Los Angeles Olympic Test course with the Mermail Tail. This 10 km (6.2 miles) swim has never been done by Mermaid Tail and she hopes to be the first person in the Earth to do it! She fights for our Oceans while swimming…
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Merle Liivand to Swim the WOWSA Ocean Fest 2019 10k in a Mermaid Monofin
See Oceanfest2019 on Instagram and wowsaoceanfest.com View this post on Instagram Come meet Merle Liivand, a real life Estonian mermaid as she swims the 10k at WOWSA Ocean Feat in a FINIS monofin. A post shared by WOWSA Ocean Fest (@oceanfest2019) on Sep 24, 2019 at 7:10pm PDT Image courtesy of Merle Liivand
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‘Mermaid’ Making a Difference | NBC 6
A professional swimmer is taking a creative approach to fix a serious problem in South Florida. NBC 6 reporter Arlene Borenstein shows us how she’s making a difference.