Try Mermaid

Try Mermaid Program

Have you ever dreamed of becoming a mermaid? Join the SSI Try Mermaid program in Aiea, Hawaii, and make your dreams come true! This program includes a mermaid experience with an SSI professional in pool or confined waters where you will learn entry-level mermaid skills, including swimming with a mermaid monofin.

Earn your SSI Try Mermaid recognition rating, the perfect introduction before joining the SSI Mermaid course. The program promotes functional strength, creativity, poise, and underwater swim skills. All gear is included. Participants must be able to swim and have some snorkeling or beginning freediving experience.

• Learn monofin safety techniques
• Equalization protocols
• Recovery breathing and swimming protocols
• Modeling and photography
• Small fashion show

This certification fosters community support and environmental awareness.