Children who wear mermaid tails and single-fin pool toys are at greater risk of drowning because their ability to swim is reduced by up to 70 per cent, a new Australian study has found.

A "mermaid tail" pool toy could be dangerous for young children, NSW's fair trading commissioner and the consumer group CHOICE have warned.

Concerns have been raised by WA Consumer Protection over a 'mermaid tail' pool toy that binds the legs of children as they swim.

PARENTS are being warned of the dangers of a "mermaid tail" pool toy that binds a child's legs and acts like a flipper as they swim.

Children who wear mermaid tails and single-fin pool toys are at greater risk of drowning because their ability to swim is reduced by up to 70 per cent, a study has found.

YMCA bans mermaid tail toy at Victorian pools amid drowning fears MERMAID tails, which were popular presents beneath Christmas trees this year, have been banned from some Melbourne swimming pools.

"I think that mermaids, mermaid shows, mermaid toys have been really popular over the past couple of years," Esham said. "So when kids see a real mermaid, they're just like, 'Wow.' " "It adds some ...

A study finds wearing the popular mermaid tails and fins can reduce a child's ability to swim by up to 70 per cent, after viral video shows girl becoming stuck upside-down in backyard pool.

PARENTS are being warned of the dangers of a "mermaid tail" pool toy that binds a child's legs and acts like a flipper as they swim.

A "mermaid tail" pool toy could be dangerous for young children, NSW's fair trading commissioner and the co ...