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The magic of being a mermaid
New West Record
August 24, 2012 01:00 AM
If you find yourself swimming laps at a local pool this summer and see a mermaid glide past you in the water, don't worry, you don't need prescription goggles - she's real.
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A fin-tastic tale: From left, Annette Johnston, Sash Miscevic, Nitiki Maan, Lori Pappajohn and Maya Miscevic try out their monofins. Record reporter Marelle Reid talked to Pappajohn, a longtime New Westminster resident about the life of a mermaid. See page 3 for the story and check out www.royal cityrecord.com for a photo gallery.
Photograph By
Jennifer Gauthier
Merry mermaids: Lori Pappajohn takes to the water with Maya Miscevic, 6, of Burnaby.
Photograph By
Jennifer Gauthier
Happy tales: Miscevic and Nitika Maan, 8, watch from the water's edge while Annette Johnston swims like a mermaid. Pappajohn, a longtime New Westminster resident, and Johnston have been making custom mermaid-style monofins for swimming for about a year.
Photograph By
Jennifer Gauthier
Under the sea: Lori Pappajohn glides through the water.
Photograph By
Jennifer Gauthier
Under the sea: Lori Pappajohn takes a break from "mermaiding."
Photograph By
Jennifer Gauthier
Merry mermaids: Lori Pappajohn helps Maya Miscevic with her monofin.
Photograph By
Jennifer Gauthier
Water babies: Lori Pappajohn, Maya Miscevic and Nitiki Maan have a laugh.
Photograph By
Jennifer Gauthier
Under the sea: Lori Pappajohn glides through the water.
Photograph By
Jennifer Gauthier
