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 ...

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Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X WHITPAIN – From company picnics to family reunions, Mermaid Lake had served as a reliable ...

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 ...

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida has enchanted visitors since 1947 with underwater performances by "real" mermaids.

A few weeks ago an e-mail popped into the inboxes of the authors of this post inviting us to swim like a mermaid. We knew we had to accept, because how often in your life do you get to fulfill one of ...

FRANKENLUST TOWNSHIP, MI-- JodiAnn Stevenson's workout routine might seem a little fishy. The 41-year-old Midland resident and associate professor at Delta College is behind Mermaid Fitness, which ...

MOSES LAKE — There’s just something about mermaids — little girls love them, like they love princesses. Playing mermaid can get so realistic that girls can buy a tail. But — water being unforgiving — ...

Learning to swim can be an intimidating feat for anyone, especially young kids. One swim instructor in Florida has developed a way to help his youngest students gain confidence, teaching them what he ...

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 ...