From CNN - The Little Mermaid famously sang “flipping your fins, you don’t get too far.” Apparently, she’s never seen Merle Liivand swim. Liivand, also known as “Eco Mermaid,” broke a Guinness World Record in May by completing a 26.22-mile swim using a silicone monofin.
The champion ice swimmer and marine conservationist accomplished the feat off the coast of Miami, Florida, in just 11 hours and 54 seconds, according to Guinness. She broke her previous record of 18.6 miles for the farthest swim with a monofin.
To set the record, Liivand could not use her arms. Instead, she only used her legs and feet, which were bound in the mermaid-like tail fin. “Swimming with the monofin without using my arms is similar to how dolphins and marine animals swim,” she told Guinness. “They have a fin and can’t use any arms.”
Them's gotta be some serious thighs working there, Bubba.
Juss' sayin'...
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