Are you aquatic? Need some gear to feel more like yourself when swimming? Say no more fam!
This is the SEAQUANTUM monofin from Amazon, currently sold for $169
It’s made entirely of silicone, and with proper care it will last you FOREVER!
I bought myself one a few years ago for $200 (so be thankful for the price drop folks) and I LOVE IT. Have been using it for free diving in lakes and reservoirs
The propulsion is 10/10, the feel of it is 10/10, and I’ve definitely got my money’s worth for this beauty (I have the purple one btw) Anyways, this is probably one of the best monofins money can buy
Just make sure you wear some socks with this monofin when you swim so you don’t get a blister - standard for many monofins or flippers
Anyways, hope this post finds all my fellow water folk who are looking to feel more at home while swimming!
Btw I am not affiliated with Amazon nor do I sell this product, this is just a recommendation!
I went swimming yesterday in my monofin and fabric tail to try and see if my fluke insert was truly janky or if it was a skill issue, and I learned how to swim in it properly!
It turns out I need to waterlog my tail first before I swim, or I start floating upside down. Other than that, I just need to stop focusing on the bottom half of my body, and instead remember that proper dolphin kicks require a full-body arch.
And seriously critters, it felt amazing. I felt like I had my tail back, I was finally moving the way I was supposed to.
Granted, I need to do more lung training, especially in my binder, and my showmanship leaves something to be desired, but I felt incredible. I only wish I'd been able to sing, but I didn't want to bother the others at the pool.
I did a few merformer tricks for practice, but my lung capacity is super low since I live with a smoker who just could not give two shits if I end up with severe asthma. I re-learned bubble kisses, though! That was fun! And I got out of the pool looking like a beached whale. All in all, I had so much fun.
Physical otherkin theories below:
I think I had a past life as a siren, back in the victorian era, or maybe even in the time of ancient Greece. I know things about my habitat and culture too clearly. I was reincarnated into this form.
However, I do think my family has sirenic ancestry. I mean, c'mon, our surname means "singers." They have the same underdeveloped webbing that I do. So, I think that's part of why I have parts of myself that look how I'm supposed to, or are at least reminiscent of how I used to look, and how I'm not entirely "human".
That being said, I think that my reincarnation affected my physical form, to bring out more of my ancestry. Maybe I'm my own grandpa? Lol. It's like in anime, basically. There's almost always some little, so-subtle-you-might-miss-it trait that shows the character isn't entirely human. Definitely has to do with magic of some kind. Not to mention I still have a bit of my powers, and they're growing as I age. I've moved up from enthralling bugs, to small dogs with my song, and all the animals in-between. I just wish I knew how to make it stronger. I can tell it's not my full power.
Obviously I don't want to use my powers for evil or anything, but I just want to know that I can bend others to my will if I wanted, yk? It might be a fun party trick. It might also save my life, it's just a useful skill. Besides, it connects me to my roots, and that's what's most important. I want to go back.
Today I was swimming with my monofin in the harbour and as I was swimming I passed close to a couple I didnt think was going my way and I popped my head up to apologize and I gave them a startle as they apparently believed I was a seal!
I guess it makes some sense, dark fin, dark suit, dark hair and only briefly would I lift any more of my face to breathe before it was back in for another 15 seconds or so in the murky water. And really just my fin and bum would generally breach the surface as I swam and it is a motion that, while very natural to a cetacean, would be completely foreign to how a human swims. Or I guess in this case close enough to a pinniped for people who dont really know how one swims.
This is what happens when your friend casually mentions they own multiple mono fins in case you want to have some fun out on the river before the end of summer.
Needless to say, it was a very fun and liberating experience. :)
Thank you to Liv F.H for helping me to capture this moment, letting me borrow her fins, and to Loni D Fairman for all his assistance on this adventure.
More of me mermaiding in this gorgeous @mertailor tail. From a local swim class. Photos taken by the instructor . Enjoy! [Image description: woman swims underwater in a mermaid tail costume in a public pool. End description.]
