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 ...

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At the age of 9, Hannah made her first mermaid tail, out of a plastic orange tablecloth with pillow-stuffing, which she used to swim in her pool until it fell apart after six months.

Using her unique 35-pound prosthetic tail created by a top special effects artist, Linden Wolbert travels around the world to swim as a professional mermaid.

WE all enjoy a break by the sea – but one woman has shelled out over £1,500 encouraging others to embrace life as a MERMAID, as she lounges on Britain’s beaches wearing a tail. Rachel T… ...

Lauren Metzler founded Sydney Mermaids earlier this year after injuring her back and is adamant donning a tail and diving deep has helped her heal herself physically and mentally.

STUNNING Linden Wolbert is a real-life mermaid, thanks to a 6ft custom-made tail she wears to propel her through the water.

“A lot of people think being a mermaid/man only entails buying a tail, but there is so much more to it,” Nikky Wegloop shared.

This summer, you can easily become a mermaid with a Fin Fun mermaid tail. The mermaid tails are made for both adults and children and are completely wearable for swimming. See them here.