A few weeks ago an e-mail popped into the inboxes of the authors of this post inviting us to swim like a mermaid. We knew we had to accept, because how often in your life do you get to fulfill one of your most cherished childhood dreams?
Aimee Levitt: Did you have mermaid aspirations when you were little? I think I probably did because I couldn’t actually swim, so I had to find other ways to fill my free swim time.
BW: I didn’t think I would! I think the mermaid tail gave me power.
BW: I definitely got a leg cramp during the class. Having your legs together forces you to use muscles that you rarely use.
AL: I think if I’d had more practice doing the dolphin kick, it might have come more easily. Nora said we were supposed to move our bodies like a wave, but I had a hard time with it, especially without using my arms.
BW: The “mermaid hello,” floating on your back and waving with the fin, was exactly what I imagined when I heard about a mermaid swim class.
