Mermaiding, the artistic swimming activity in which people wear mermaid fins and tails, has gained popularity worldwide because it's "fun" and enjoyable, say insiders.

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 ...

Children take a swim as mermaids at the Surf ‘n Slide Water Park in Moses Lake on July 20. Mermaid School teaches kids how to maneuver while in the water wearing a mermaid tail, but kids need to ...

Playing mermaid can get so realistic that girls can buy a tail. But – water being unforgiving – kids (and adults, there are adult-size tails) have to know what they’re doing once they get in ...

In June, Cara Nicole Neo, 23, is opening a mermaid school in Singapore. The specific location has not been decided yet, but at that school, you learn how to put on a tail and swim underwater like ...

The 41-year-old Midland resident and associate professor at Delta College is behind Mermaid Fitness, which means you'll sometimes find her sporting a tail.

Mermaid School teaches kids how to maneuver while in the water wearing a mermaid tail, but kids need to have some knowledge of swimming before they qualify for school, Lauren Ausere said.

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.