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The mermaid tail which Daryl Hannah wore was manufactured by Thom Shouse, " the Tail Man ", and Mermaid Rentals.

It is fully functional: Hannah swam with the mermaid tail so fast that her safety team could not keep pace with her.

According to the DVD documentary, Hannah had been swimming " mermaid " style with her legs bound together since she was a child, due to her fascination with Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid story.