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PHOTO GALLERY: Fin-tastic! Growing 'mermaiding' subculture makes a splash




Filipina Jennica Secuya, left, swims with other students during a mermaiding class in Mabini, Batangas province, Philippines on Sunday, May 22, 2022. AP

Filipina Jennica Secuya swims in her mermaid suit during a mermaiding class in Mabini, Batangas province, Philippines on Sunday, May 22, 2022. AP

Queen Pangke Tabora swims in her monofin as she demonstrates techniques to her mermaiding class in Mabini, Batangas province, Philippines on Saturday, May 21, 2022. AP

Queen Pangke Tabora swims in her mermaid suit as she conducts a mermaiding class in front of the Ocean Camp in Mabini, Batangas province, Philippines on Sunday, May 22, 2022. AP

Queen Pangke Tabora, right, and her students prepare for a mermaiding class at the Ocean Camp in Mabini, Batangas province, Philippines on Sunday, May 22, 2022. AP

Queen Pangke Tabora swims in her mermaid suit while she conducts a mermaiding class in front of the Ocean Camp in Mabini, Batangas province, Philippines on Sunday, May 22, 2022. AP

Lauren Metzler, founder of Sydney Mermaids, prepares for a swim at Manly Cove Beach in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, May 26, 2022. AP

Queen Pangke Tabora, right, swims with her students, from left, Shelah Candado, Jennica Secuya and Meryll Louise Reque, during a mermaiding class in Mabini, Batangas province, Philippines on Sunday, May 22, 2022. AP

Queen Pangke Tabora, right, conducts a mermaiding class in Mabini, Batangas province, Philippines on Saturday, May 21, 2022. AP

Lauren Metzler, founder of Sydney Mermaids, washes her tail after a swim at Manly Cove Beach in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, May 26, 2022. AP