So my friend and I just found out the outdoor pool at the college we go to is kept warmed during the winter, and in true mermaid fashion we decided to go swimming. I recently got my first tail (a FinFun) and decided this would be a good time to try to swim in it, since they have a lifeguard present and my friend brought her bf along to "supervise" since he didn't wanna swim with us. We go check in and get towels and I take out the monofin, planning to swim in just that for a bit since, ya know, I never have before. I'm no athletic swimmer, but I can swim pretty well and feel very comfortable in the water (I've been swimming since I was little and I'm 23 now...) One of the lifeguards sees the monofin and is all "is that all it is?" And I said there was another part but I was just swimming with the monofin for now and she mutters something about the tail "not being a good idea" or something. I swam with the monofin for a few minutes (its not totally weird but I feel a little uncoordinated so next time I try it I'm gonna wear goggles) then took it off and my friend and I swam to the deep end. The other lifeguard said the fin was cool, but I still felt very upset at the other lifeguard's comment. I kinda wish she would have like asked me like "can you swim in that?" or something rather than just rattle off, but maybe I'm just too sensitive.
I know that, wearing a tail, I'll get some weird looks here and there (especially being on a college campus where little kids aren't too much of a thing) but has anyone ever dealt with something like this, and any advice? Thanks!
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