Merle Liivand, the thrice world record holder for mermaid swimming, was featured on Climate Fit, the free online training course on sustainability that help small and medium-sized businesses reduce their carbon emissions and join the collective race to net zero.
She explains, “I was one of the seven athletes and the only swimmer who was chosen to be a part. The team at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership is teaching everyone about my sustainable approach through sportsmanship and businesses.”
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Liivand was also selected to greet the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games athletes. She can be seen at 2:20 in this video link.
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
