Did you know the Brighton Recreation Center is one of the only facilities to offer a mermaid and merman academy? That’s right, our classes teach “merfolks,” ages 5 and older (must be able to swim full length of pool), safety etiquette, mermaid history, mermaid and merman posing and how to swim with a monofin. Once they are ready, our future mermaids and merman add their tails and practice swimming through hoops and various other swimming skills. At the end of their training, our merfolks earn a