The Washington Post

Mermaiding is trendy. I hit the water in monofin and tail to see if it’s also a workout.

On a hot weekday morning in late July, I arrived at Marcus Garvey Pool in Manhattan for a long-awaited meetup with a mermaid. Cookie DeJesus, also known as the Harlem Mermaid, has become a fixture in ...
Women's Health

'I learnt how to swim like a mermaid wearing a monofin... and it's harder than it looks'

As I sink to the bottom of the kidney bean-shaped hotel pool, scabbling to grab the end of my yellow monofin while Moves Like Jagger fades into the bubbly background, I realise that ‘becoming a ...
CNN

Meet the eco-friendly ‘mermaid’ cleaning oceans one record-breaking swim at a time

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet initiative has ...
People

Woman Sets New Record for Swimming in a Mermaid Fin — and Collects Trash from the Water Along the Way

"At the end of the day this isn't just about a record," swimmer Merle Liivand told Guinness World Records Swimmer Merle Liivand has set a new record for the farthest swim while wearing a monofin. Now, ...