Merlympics 2025

24. May 2025 | 8:00 - 19:00

| €55

Prerequisite For Participation

All registered organizations/ clubs/ schools and individuals are eligible to participate, the participants, organizations/ clubs/ schools to bear their own costs.

Each representative team is allowed a maximum of 7 participants (including 1 spare). Each Team must have at least one coach or Manager (can be taken by a participant).

A starting fee of 55€ per participant has to be paid after registration to the event organizer.

Each participant can represent only one team in the competition.
It is allowed to participate both as part of a team and as an individual in the official MerLympics.
It is not permitted to be registered across teams or countries.

There are no gender restrictions for participation in the team competition, and the team composition can be freely determined. A substitute team member can be registered for the team competition. If a participant withdraws, a non-registered team member is not allowed.

Age control

Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a legal guardian throughout the entire competition and/or provide a consent form from their legal guardian permitting participation under external supervision.

  • Kids: 8-11 Years

  • Juniors: 12-16 Years

  • Adults from 17 years

Participants aged 50 and over must submit a diving fitness certificate upon registration.

There is no maximum age restriction.

Details

Date:
24. May, 2025

Time:
8:00 – 19:00

Entry fee:
€55

Website:
https://officialmerlympics.com/

Registration deadline:
1. February, 2025

Venue

Badeland Wolfsburg

Allerpark 4
38448 Wolfsburg
Germany

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Organizer

Andrea Schneider
The CEO of Mermaids Wolfsburg

E-Mail
info@officialmerlympics.com

Video

Categories

Requirements:

Individual Perfect pose, eyes open, face free and relaxed.

*The pose must take place floating, centered in front of the poster.

*The eyes should be open, and the face should be free and relaxed

- The pose must take place while floating.

Criteria: The best pose will be selected jointly by the underwater photographer and the jury.

Requirements:

Children Teenagers Adults:

25 meter breast-stroke & 25 meter freely chosen style one footed.

25 meters one way / 25 meters back with freely chosen swimming style.
You must swim with a monofin with a cover. After swimming the first 25 meters, the cover must be pulled down to the ankle as quickly as possible. One foot must be freed from the monofin. After the foot is freed, you swim back as fast as possible with one foot still in the fin. The swimming style for the return swim can be chosen freely.

All participants start, and the time for each participant will be recorded, which counts towards the individual ranking.

The two best scores will count towards the team ranking.

Requirements:

Children Teenagers Adults:

Participants swim on the water’s surface with their arms in front of their heads as fast as possible.

Children: 15 meters, Youth: 25 meters, Adults: 50 meters

Scoring based on monofin categories:
1: Polypropylene, full rubber
2: Silicone + one extra point
3: Carbon competitor – one point deduction

Not allowed: Waterway Competitor fins with external wings, customized foot parts, angles and widths. Fins covered with neoprene fastened with laces or Velcro.

The fastest time will be recorded.

Requirements:

Children 10 Meter Freedive & 15 meter towing.

Teenagers 25 Meter Freedive & 25 Meter towing.

Adults 30 Meter Freedive & 30 Meter towing.

The start is from the edge of the pool the hands must touch the edge. It is allowed to push off from the edge with the fin. The specified distance must be swum in mermaid freediving style. The victim must be brought up from the depth and towed the specified distance. After freediving, it is permitted to take a breath and dive down to the victim.

The participant must tow the victim using an underarm grip. The rescuer's arms must be extended, and the victim’s face must remain above water. If the victim is wearing a mask, it must be removed from their nose upon arrival.

Children: 10 meters freedive, take a breath, swim forward to bring the victim up (approx. 5 meters), then tow for 15 meters.
Youth: 25 meters freedive & 25 meters tow
Adults: 30 meters freedive & 30 meters tow

The fastest time will be recorded and the rescue execution is scored as well.

Requirements:

Predetermined swimming styles:
* Back floating
* Forward roll in conjunction with a DuckDive Mermaid Wave before and two waves after
* Backward roll 1,5 turn, roll in conjunction with a backward wave before and a mermaid wave forward( Duck Dive, forward wave, wave half turn, 1,5 roll backward, mermaid wave forward
* Fishkick (side position, 3 waves)
* Sideroll / Sidespin in conjunction with a mermaid wave before and after
* Handstand (floating underwater, Mermaidtail must be under water).

Creativity is encouraged.

There should be a sequence of these specified swimming styles. A maximum of 6 dives are allowed with a time limit of 5 minutes.

Wearing a mask is optional for children and youth, but for adults.

Wearing a mask will result in point deductions.

Requirements:

Specified swimming styles must be performed in sync and incorporated into your own choreography.

5 predetermined disciplines:

1. dive side by side (DuckDive)
2. Mermaid wave/ minimum 3 waves
3. Simultaneously forward role
4. Backstroke with joint roll backwards
5. Angel Dive

There should be a sequence of these specified swimming styles.
A maximum of 4 dives are allowed with a time limit of 4 minutes.

Wearing a mask is optional for children and youth, wearing a mask for adults will result in point deductions.

Points scoring based on execution.

Extra category

Requirements:

Most vertical rotations are counted.

10 Extra points for the participant with the most spins.

Requirements:

Ecology: CleanUp / who collects the most garbage underwater.

A professional jury will be in the water for some categories to ensure a more objective evaluation.
In November and February, there will be a video rules Q&A day where the categories will be presented.
All registered participants and coaches will be invited via E-Mail.

Rule changes subject to change

Terms And Conditions Of Participation, Materials, Registration, Awards

Information for the Competition

Information for the Competition

Conditions of participation

  • The participants must be accompanied by a coach who will represent the school at the information meeting on the evening of the 23.05.2025.

  • International athletes must have a diving insurance.

  • Registration deadline: 1. February, 2025

National & International: Individual

  • All mermaids/mermen aged 8 and above can register for the competition. Participants must be at least 8 years old, and minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

  • Availability of participant spots is on a first-come, first-served basis.

  • Should the maximum number of participants be reached, registration will be closed.

Material

  • Athletes must bring their own costume and monofin for the competition.

  • For safety reasons, the monofin must be from a recognized brand and must be in the shape of a mermaid tail; otherwise, it will not be accepted.

    Examples: Mertailor, Mng Fins, FinFun, SWEAM, Mermaid Linden, Aquamermaid, Mahina, Waterway Mermaid, Mermaid Tail Factory, Suntail, Kuaki, Magictail, etc.
    Monofins from websites like Alibaba, Aliexpress, or Wish will not be accepted for safety reasons.

  • Each participant must bring their own equipment to the event. For safety reasons, it is not allowed to share your equipment with other participants for the Official MerLympics.

  • Monofins can also be rented for the competition from Mermaids Wolfsburg, depending on availability. The cost per fin (SWEAM) with cover is €80.

  • Props and equipment used will be inspected beforehand (please present them at the information meeting the registration Day on 23.05.2024).

  • Glitter and sharp objects are not allowed. There will be an equipment check before the official MerLympics begin/on the day of registration. Full silicone tails (body and fluke) are not allowed for categories 2-6. For the photo challenge in category 1, a full silicone tail may be used.

  • Weights of any kind on the body, fin, or in and on the mermaid covering are not allowed.

  • There is no requirement for swim caps.

Login / Register

  • The host opens the registry no later than 6 months prior to the competition date. It is done through the Online form.

  • On the Social Media pages of Mermaids Wolfsburg and Official Merlympics 2025, the date of registration will be announced.

  • An approval is manually processed and may take up to 5 days to complete.

  • Registration ends on February 1, 2025.

Awards

  • In each category, the 3 best athletes will be awarded.

  • Each participant will receive a souvenir of this Event.

Event confirmation, documents and exact category descriptions as well as competition rules will be sent out via email after registration.

Official MerLympics 2025
Official Special MerLympics 2025

Badeland Wolfsburg
Allerpark 4
38448 Wolfsburg

info@officialmerlympics.com

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