Marilyn's Photos - July 18 2026 - Mermaids are Among Us
Isn't that such a cute fence on one of the Grimsby Beach Painted Ladies? This was from a few years ago and a watercolour treatment removed the background. When I opened the Globe and Mail this morning, I saw an article on Mermaids. Ho to become a licensed Mermaid.
You will master breath-holding, underwater movement with a monofin, and essential water safety. You will have to hold your breath underwater, of course. The mermaid swimming technique is distinctive. Without those paddling feet, one moves with the hips.
And then what? You can work professionally - at children's birthday parties or public aquariums. I guess at children's parties would mean you would live in some very large city with many swimming pools. If you are in the U.S. it would be Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, then Las Vegas and finally Los Angeles. Globally, it is Sydney, Australia. But that doesn't come near China's exploding mermaid population. In comparison, China has a large population of certified mermaid instructors - over 1,000. They have tens of thousands of people that are mermaid-certified. They have the Guinness World Record for an underwater show featuring over 100 trained mermaids.
So that means there are at least hundreds of thousands of certified mermaids world-wide. That seems like a lot of recreational hobbyists vs professionals. Maybe it is owners of swimming pools who take mermaid training! There are mermaid conventions galore in the U.S. We've missed them - MerMagic in Silver Spring, MD was April 10-12th, the California Mermaid Convention was May 15-17 in Sacramento, Vero Beach, Florida had the Mermaid Freedive in April. And you can visit a mermaid museum, too!
There must be a mermaid joke for every one of the mermaids in the Guinness Record underwater show. Here are a few:
Q: Where do mermaids see movies? A: At the dive-in!
Q: Where does a mermaid keep her money? A: In the riverbank!
Q: Where did the fisherman and mermaid meet? A: On line!
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