{"id":471679,"date":"2021-05-06T10:22:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T17:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=471679"},"modified":"2021-05-06T10:22:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T17:22:35","slug":"miami-beach-celebrates-merle-liivand-day-to-commemorate-world-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/miami-beach-celebrates-merle-liivand-day-to-commemorate-world-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Beach Celebrates Merle Liivand Day to Commemorate World Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

The City of Miami Beach declared April 17 Merle Liivand<\/strong> Day, celebrating the renowned open-water swimmer\u2019s world record swim there<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Liivand broke her world record that day by swimming 30 kilometers in a monofin off Miami Beach. The feat took nine hours and 19 minutes.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Merle Liivand?\u200d\u2640\ufe0f (@aquamjerle)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n