Mermaid swimming is a new thing in China

While synchronized diving is on display at the Olympics in Tokyo, a very different kind of diving has been gaining popularity in China. The World’s Rebecca Kanthor stopped by a diving pool in Shanghai to try out swimming with a mermaid monotail.

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