Bárbara Hernández

Bárbara Hernández
Personal information
Nickname
"Ice Mermaid" (Sirena del Hielo)
Born (1985-12-31) 31 December 1985
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Open water swimming
International Winter Swimming Association
Tyumen 2016, Bled 2020 and Tallinn 2024
International Ice Swimming Association
Murmansk 2018, Samoëns 2023, and Molveno 2025

Bárbara Milenka Hernández Huerta (born 31 December 1985) is a Chilean open water swimmer, known as the "Ice Mermaid" (Sirena del Hielo). She has been a world champion in ice water swimming and in open water

In 2022 and 2023, she achieved three Guinness World Records. The following year, she became the first South American to complete the Oceans Seven challenge.