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As of 2015, Liivand was teaching swimming lessons at St. Francis College's mermaid school. [6] [7] In May 2022, she completed a 26.22 miles (42.19 kilometers) swim while wearing a silicone monofin in 11 hours and 54 seconds. The swim took place in Florida and came after her latest 18.6 miles (30 kilometers) record, which was achieved in 9 hours ...
While mermaids exist in many cultures, the origin story Dr. Compora says is among the most familiar connects them to the sirens from Greek mythology. “Much of the modern idea of mermaids is ...
As a professional mermaid, Haley Mermaid brings aquatic joy to the Myrtle Beach area through her live performances, custom tail making and TikTok videos for an audience of 2.6 million followers ...
Mermaids, like many other creatures of mythology and folklore, are regularly depicted in literature, film, music, and popular culture. In the folklore of some modern cultures, the concept of the siren has been assimilated to that of the mermaid. For example, the French word for mermaid is sirène, Italian sirena, and similarly in certain other ...
Mermaids: The Body Found is a mockumentary television program [1] originally aired on American TV channels Animal Planet (May 27, 2012) and Discovery Channel (June 17, 2012). It tells a story of a scientific team's investigative efforts to uncover the source behind mysterious underwater recordings of an unidentified marine body.
They head out to dive at 6am daily. They hold their breath for a couple of minutes, come back up to the surface and go back down again - between 100 and 300 times a session. Just imagine the ...
Hannah Fraser (born 6 February 1974), known professionally as Hannah Mermaid, is a professional model, actress, dancer, and performer who specialises in underwater and ocean-oriented freediving performances, often in mermaid costume. [1][2][3] She is a central figure in modern mermaiding [4][5][6][7][8][9] and is an ocean ecology activist. [10 ...
Photographer Peter Ash Lee’s book “The Last Mermaid” documents a group of women living in South Korea renowned for their abilities to freedive and harvest seafood. Spellbinding photos ...