AL: It does look really pretty with the tail, though. BW: Once we learned to manipulate the fin more, it was what made me feel most like a mermaid. AL: I don’t think I ever quite got the hang of ...

Children take a swim as mermaids at the Surf ‘n Slide Water Park in Moses Lake on July 20. Mermaid School teaches kids how to maneuver while in the water wearing a mermaid tail, but kids need to ...

Mermaid School teaches kids how to maneuver while in the water wearing a mermaid tail, but kids need to have some knowledge of swimming before they qualify for school, Lauren Ausere said.

Mermaid School teaches kids how to maneuver while in the water wearing a mermaid tail, but kids need to have some knowledge of swimming before they qualify for school, Lauren Ausere said.

Each and every mermaid swim tail from Fin Fun is designed to help you traverse the deep seas (or the backyard pool, if that’s your style) just like all the most famous magical mermaids.

Mayim Mermaid Academy in Bournemouth, UK, teaches "mermaiding students" how to swim and perform with mermaid tails, which consist of a plastic mono-fin covered in fabric.

Every swim is documented with group "shellfies", and professional mermaids stage elaborate underwater photo shoots with ...

She learned monofin and synchronized swimming and then launched her classes. Henault charged $60 a class for people who wanted to learn how to swim like a mermaid. "People want to be mermaids.

Of course, my tail was only a few pounds compared to the heavier ones some of my fellow merfolk were wearing, climbing as high as 35 pounds. A woman dressed as a mermaid swims with her mermaid tail.

A wish comes true for five former performers from the famed underwater park in Hernando County. Now in their 70s, they dipped ...