Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 20 of 33

Thread: What was your first mermaid/merman swim like

  1. #1

    What was your first mermaid/merman swim like

    My first time was on a beach it was freezing wearing a poorly made eBay tail What was your first mermaid swim like.


    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

  2. #2
    Senior Member Pod of Cali Mermaid Holly's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2017
    Location
    San Francisco, CA
    Posts
    220
    Add Mermaid Holly on MySpace
    Mine was in my mom's friend's freezing cold pool. I think I was like eight in my pink fin fun.

    Sent from my [device_name] using MerNetwork mobile app
    "Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me."

    Psalm 42:7

  3. #3
    Senior Member Pod of Cali Merman Storm's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2016
    Location
    Simi Valley, CA
    Posts
    711
    In my pool with a tail that was too short, and kept pulling off my rear end. But I had no trouble swimming.
    Are you a Frozen fan? Frozen fanfiction:
    https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10952902/1/Rain-of-a-Child-s-Tear

    Let the storm rage on!

  4. #4
    Member Pod of Oceania Mermaid Salty's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Location
    where women glow and men plunder
    Posts
    69
    Follow Mermaid Salty On Twitter Add Mermaid Salty on Facebook
    I cried happy tears.

  5. #5
    I finally got my first tail Wednesday so I can't wait to try it

  6. #6
    Member Chesapeake Pod MermaidCealia's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2018
    Location
    Central Pennsylvania
    Posts
    36
    I’m taking my first swim tomorrow so I will definitely report back here


    Sent from my iPhone using MerNetwork

  7. #7
    IN a black spandex tail I had sewn myself, with a pair of bi-fins in the fluke because I couldn't afford a monofin. It was on a camping trip on Mt. Hood with some friends, and we were camping on the shore of the lake. The breeze was cold, but the water was warm so it was very hard to get out of the lake at the end of the day xD I had a blast, but my lovely fluke shake stuck to the bi-fins and had no rigidity, so I immediately went home and looked for a way to stiffen it up.

    Triton Mahtlinnie of Puget Sound
    Facebook / Tumblr



  8. #8
    Senior Member North Pacific Pod Mermaid Kane's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2017
    Location
    Oregon, PDX Area
    Posts
    653
    In a pool at a meet. Extremely pleasant!



  9. #9
    Member Pod of The South
    Join Date
    Oct 2017
    Location
    Literally everywhere
    Posts
    35
    Mine was at a very very shallow beach where I hardly had enough water to swim properly but, it was completely amazing and I loved every second of it!

  10. #10
    Member Chesapeake Pod MermaidCealia's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2018
    Location
    Central Pennsylvania
    Posts
    36
    I just got home from my first swim and I must say it was so magical!!! I swam effortlessly through the water and felt in my natural habitat! It was in my FinFun tail and I could not be any happier


    Sent from my iPhone using MerNetwork

  11. #11
    It was in a friend's above ground pool. I slipped on my little Ariel Magictail and took to the water. It was amazing.
    Even as it is written, "She had her dwelling in the great sea -- and was a fish therein."
    Xena: Warrior Princess
    Ep. 3.12 The Bittersuite



  12. #12
    In a homemade tail that was poorly sewn by me along with a monofin held together with duct tape at a ymca before they banned tails, it started raining an hour or so later

    Sent from my [device_name] using MerNetwork mobile app
    I dont need help growing up, I drink milk! -Ruby Rose

  13. #13
    Junior Member Mermaidmirandaa's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2018
    Location
    Chicago, IL.
    Posts
    24

    What was your first mermaid/merman swim like

    I was otw home to Chicago from Colorado and stopped at a hotel in Kansas city for the night, and they had a BROMINE pool!! Very clean and doesn't hurt your eyes like chlorine, but I learned how to open my eyes underwater! I had my Mertailor Whale Shark skin and it was absolutely amazing!


    +.*Love and Bubble Kisses*.+
    ~Mermaid Miranda
    +.*Love and Bubble Kisses*.+
    ~Mermaid Miranda

  14. #14
    Senior Member Ransom's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2017
    Location
    Singapore
    Posts
    514
    At my engagement photoshoot, which we did underwater. I'd practised with my monofin and my then fiancée needed some coaching, but we nailed it.
    "Only in death does duty end." -- Warhammer 40,000

  15. #15
    Senior Member TheChimera's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2013
    Location
    South Africa
    Posts
    281
    Mine was years ago in a spandex tail that I sew from tights and extra spandex material, I painted it purple with metallic fabric paint and beads for sparkle. It had no monofin but I made fins and a foot pocket out of tooling leather. It had barely any propulsion and I almost drowned but I was the happiest guppy ever.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  16. #16
    Senior Member Pod of Oceania Mermaid Jaffa's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    Silverwater, NSW Australia
    Posts
    4,806
    Add Mermaid Jaffa on Facebook
    Visit Mermaid Jaffa's Youtube Channel
    Embarrassing. Everyone was staring, even the lifeguards!

    But don't worry, after awhile everyone gets used to it, even the regular lap swimmers.
    Formerly known as ireneho

  17. #17
    I felt really awkward walking into the local YMCA with my tail, but once I was in the water, all of my inhibitions vanished.


    Sent from my iPhone using MerNetwork mobile app

  18. #18
    I took it to the local pool! They wouldn't let me in with it at first, haha. But after some talking (our community is very small, few people stop by - plus, they knew me) they agreed to just keep a careful eye out. That first swim...wow. It was probably one the best feelings I've ever experienced, I simply cannot put words to it.

  19. #19
    Senior Member Aquos Savar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2014
    Location
    The Caribbean
    Posts
    154
    It was at 7 PM, on a beach, around a dock, in secret. Nobody knew i had a tail, so i swam at a time when the water was opaque enough so no one could see the BIG BLUE FISHTAIL WHERE MY BUTT WAS SUPPOUSED TO BE xD

    It was cool, but it only lasted 15 minutes cause it got dark pretty quickly. None the less, awesome
    The world sees us as Merfolk
    We see ourselves as a Pod, as a family
    We live to swim

  20. #20
    Senior Member Pod of Texas Mermaid Delphinidae's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2017
    Location
    Beaumont, Texas
    Posts
    249
    I brought my poorly designed mermaid tail to the neighborhood pool to test it out. I didn't leave it open at the bottom so there was too much drag, I was basically swimming in place, ha ha.

    My first proper swim was earlier this month. Got my FinFun in the mail and took it to the gym pool to try it out. So much better!

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •