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If you missed your chance to learn to swim like a mermaid at Mack Pool (915 Brooks St. in Ann Arbor) the first time, fear not: another opportunity is floating your way. World of Swimming just ...

That equates to knowing how to swim and tread water, along with being comfortable going underwater, Ausere said. The mermaids don’t stay in the shallow end — last Thursday’s class was in 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 ...

Underwater enchantment awaits! Mermaids have made their way back to Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey. From February 29 through March 17, Thursday to Sunday only, guests have the chance to ...

Wreck Bar at B Ocean Resort, the former Yankee Clipper, in Fort Lauderdale has mermaid burlesque shows for tourists and locals; they have to be strong swimmers.

The Jamaican sprint icon recognized Liivand for her open-water swimming exploits and mermaid school but confused the two.

The mermaids’ hose-based breathing method was developed in the 1940s after Newton Perry, who had once trained Navy frogmen, bought the site. He had a weird vision: a place where mermaids swim.

The water is cold, but I’m too nervous to shiver. Instead, I propel my arms forward and think graceful thoughts.

When Merle Liivand first started swimming with a monofin to help with her breaststroke practice, she never could have imagined it would one day lead her to becoming a Guinness World record holder ...

Mermaids have long captured the imaginations of humans, first appearing in Greek mythology more than 3,000 years ago. Though humans haven’t necessarily visited Weeki Wachee Springs for that l… ...

A wish comes true for five former performers from the famed underwater park in Hernando County. Now in their 70s, they dipped into their younger aquatic days and shared memories.