Professional Association of Diving Instructors

Christina Bao training underwater as a mermaid.

Mermaid diving is making a splash in China

Sports

“I think in a past life I was a fish,” said Wang Xiao Xue, a mermaid-in-training. Mermaid diving is a fast-growing trend in China, with 60 mermaid diving training centers — more than in any other country. 

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