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Suzie Shortcake/ Sereia Talise through teaching humans how to be lifeguards, water
@MissSuzieShortcake exercise classes, and swim lessons for people with adaptive
needs.
Photographer: Eric Kelsey
@memoriesimagined I want to help everyone gain self-confidence as they learn to
be safe and comfortable in the water, and I hope to inspire
My name, Sereia Talise, means “mermaid from beautiful other plus-size humans to embrace their inner mermaid!
waters”—a fitting name because California’s beautiful waters
are where I’m from. I’ve been in love with water for as long as I often appear as a goldfish but shift shapes depending on my
I can remember. mood. So no matter what form you find me in, please stop
and say “Shello!,” or give me a little wave, as that surge of po-
My childhood was filled with weekly trips to the shore and SEA-tivity always sends me swimmingly through my day!
daily swims in our lagoon. Now I share my love for the water

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