Filipino instructors teach participants how to swim like mermaids during the “Mermaid Swim Experience” at Manila Ocean Park, Manila, the Philippines, 11 April 2014. This summer, the Park offers the a special swimming instruction for those who want to fulfill their dream to become mermaids. A 45-minute program features basic swimming, how to glide with fish tail underwater and proper breathing techniques. (Photo by Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA)

A instructor (2nd L) from the Philippine Mermaid Swimming Academy assists participants of a monofin swimming summer workshop as they practise floating in the water of a private pool in Paranaque city, metro Manila April 5, 2014. The Philippine Mermaid Swimming Academy workshops, which were originally conducted on the beaches of Boracay Island, central Philippines, currently cost 1,800 pesos per person ($40) for a two-hour session. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)

Manila Ocean Park offers a special swimming instruction for those who want to fulfill their dream to become mermaids. (Photo by Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA)

Filipinos prepare to wear mermaid monotails during the “Mermaid Swim Experience” at Manila Ocean Park. (Photo by Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA)

Filipino instructors teach participants how to swim like mermaids during the “Mermaid Swim Experience” at Manila Ocean Park. (Photo by Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA)

Participants put on monotails during the “Mermaid Swim Experience” at Manila Ocean Park. (Photo by Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA)

Filipinos swim wearing mermaid monotails during the “Mermaid Swim Experience” at Manila Ocean Park. (Photo by Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA)