Groups such as Moddess Mermaid have introduced modest swimwear options and water-safe hijab designs, making it easier for ...

Mermaid swimming is gaining popularity in South Africa as more people are dipping their toes into this fantastical activity. Participants wearing a fabric (scuba knit) mermaid tail during a mermaid ...

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 ...

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 ...

A professional mermaid who could not swim when she first took on the role has saved a scuba diver’s life after finding him unconscious at sea. Originally a dancer, Elle Jimenez, 33, of Miami, Florida, ...

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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 ...

Whenever Anna Haskell is asked what she does for a living, she always makes sure she has her mobile phone handy. "When I say I’m a mermaid swimming instructor I’m usually met with a lot of blank ...