A popular pool toy has been labelled a drowning risk, after mermaid tails were found to significantly reduce a child's ability to swim. They're a a hot ticket item for summer, made popular by mermaid ...

CHILDREN who wear mermaid tails and single-fin pool toys are at greater risk of drowning because their ability to swim is reduced by up to 70 per cent, a study has found. The Perth-based review ...

Mermaid tails should not be called children's toys, but "an accessory, such as a pair of flippers, a snorkel or a mask." That's according to Vancouver's Lori Papajohn, one of several people who ...

Water safety is a big concern, especially during the summer months. Hundreds of Canadians die each year from drowning, many of whom would have likely described themselves as strong swimmers. So should ...

In the lead-up to Christmas, CHOICE and NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe issued a warning over the weekend about the dangers of mermaid tails after a video from the US showed a little girl ...

Mermaid Adventure Swim in North Myrtle Beach was founded by a mother-daughter duo from Indiana who seek to give local children the unique experience of being a mermaid, merman or shark. This is their ...

It’s not easy being a mermaid. Just ask Rachel Smith, the head mermaid at Dive Bar, a plush lounge in downtown Sacramento. Every night, she and a dozen other professional mermaids perform elaborate ...

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 ...