Professional mermaids risk hypothermia, seasickness and the cling of skin-tight silicone, but the reward is becoming an ‘ocean ambassador’ – and a bit more colour in the world ...

Mermaiding, the artistic swimming activity in which people wear mermaid fins and tails, is growing in popularity around the world. The activity has led to the formation of mermaid swim schools, groups ...

Turns out, becoming a mermaid or a merman is a hot new trend. There are classes, certified instructors and even mermaid academies — in real life. “Mermaids are the new black,” says Sara Ferguson, the ...

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Back in the day, I mostly associated swimming pools with playing Marco Polo, doing handstands, and, most importantly, pretending to be a mermaid. Nowadays, I mostly associate them with lap swim, which ...

Michael Muller/HannahMermaid.com Have you ever seen a real life mermaid? This fish out of water makes a splash wherever she goes. Hannah Fraser (aka Hannah Mermaid) is an underwater performance artist ...

When The Little Mermaid first hit theaters in 1989, aspiring mermaids and mermen who wanted to live an Ariel-influenced lifestyle had to make do with homemade tails and make-believe. Now there are ...

"The recovery was quite complex, I had considerable hypothermia, I reached a body temperature of 27 degrees Celsius (80.6 °F). To swim in these conditions you have to be very prepared, not only ...

“We’re all weird here,” Syrena says, as she sits on the pool step flipping her tail in the water as her students bob beneath the surface practicing their breathing. The founder of Singapore’s first ...

Swimmers of all ages channel their inner mermaid at the Brooklyn swim school. — -- This class is making a big splash with anyone willing to dive in. The life of “The Little Mermaid” is becoming a ...