The first qualified mermaid instructor in Costa del Sol, Wegloop wears a light-blue tail made from 70% recycled polyester — with turquoise fins that cost $500. The tail is nearly 5 feet long ...

Colleen “the Celtic Siren” McCartney, the co-founder of Metro Merfolk, which organizes meetups and mermaid classes, teaches an eight-session tail-swimming course in the Washington area.

To bring Disney’s iconic mermaid princess Ariel to life in “The Little Mermaid,” costume designer Colleen Atwood constructed a life-sized tail that went from star Halle Bailey’s chest all ...

teaches "mermaiding students" how to swim and perform with mermaid tails, which consist of a plastic mono-fin covered in fabric. Mermaiding students learn to swim with a tail. Credit: Jack Taylor ...