Today is the last day you can apply to be a Weeki Wachee Mermaid. They have 4 positions open and have 350-400 applicants each year.. They have a total of 40 full staff. "Mermaids require eight to twelve months of training before they are able to perform in the underwater theater. They must learn each position: Control Booth/Director, Swimmer (multiple roles), Host/Hostess, and Safety Person (in the water), rotating as needed. The position is approximately 30 hours a week. Summer weeks can add an extra shift"
You have to have excellent character and most all of them are professionals with college degrees. .About three-fourths of the applicants are eliminated through the water testing and personal interviews. The water test consists of swimming 400 yards against the current, treading water for fifteen minutes, trying to perform three underwater ballet moves after seeing them once, and being able to hold your breath underwater for thirty seconds. All of this in cold spring water with a year round water temperature of 72 ° The spring produces 150 million gallons of water a day. Treading water 20 feet below the surface with that amount of pressure pushing on you means you better be an athlete.
Any D-Leaguers want to try out?
