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 ...

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 ...

Matthew Quijano has been in the mermaid industry for over 10 years. His company, MerrowFins, builds custom mermaid tails for models, hobbyists, performers, music videos, and event companies. Creating ...

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 ...

OREM, Utah - Mermaid Tails made quite the splash as Christmas presents, but more and more are getting banned from public pools across Utah. “I was super bummed,” said Kolbe Bartholomew. She bought her ...

MOSES LAKE, Wash. – 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 ...

For those who like to imagine themselves flitting through the water with fins instead of legs, the mermaiding hobby may be ...

(WSVN) - Mermaid tails are the hottest new swim accessory, but as fun as they are, they can be very dangerous. 7’s Robbin Simmons has all the details in our special report, “Troubling Tail.” They make ...

Sept. 27 (UPI) --A woman in England was banned from wearing her mermaid tail at a local pool after it was deemed a safety risk. Leia Trigger, who goes by the name Mermaid Aries, wore the 150 pound ...

A Florida woman has been banned from swimming in her community's pool because she wants to wear a mermaid tail.Jenna Conti, who lives in the FishHawk Ranch subdivision, had been in the Aquatic Club ...