Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult and Community Education

Explore your Inner Mermaid!

This full-body exercise, in a heated outside pool, will work your core, strengthen your muscles, and have you gliding through the water in a mermaid tail and fin in no time. A feel-good class for women of all ages (18+) with a musical warmup, aquatic exercises, and synchronized fin swimming for beginners. These are structured classes that are progressive workouts from week to week to increase strength, confidence, endurance, and swimming techniques for mermaiding. A certified and enthusiastic instructor (mermaid) will swim right beside you. In class mermaid tail and fin provided. Limited to 6 participants.

Registration closes at noon on 8/9. Free on-street parking is available until 10 AM.

Prerequisites: Must be able to swim and feel comfortable in the water.

Required: Chart for your Mermaids size/color (see link below) must be sent to the instructor as soon as possible. Bring proof of registration and wear swimming attire.

As of 3/9/22: 3-foot distancing when not in pool required, masking optional.

Mermaids Sizing & Color Charts

Angel Dapolito, or Merkara, is a PADI Certified Scuba Diver, Red Cross Certified Lifeguard, and is trained and certified with Maine Mermaid, LLC. She has multiple years of experience as a dancer and group fitness instructor in ME & HI.