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Hattiesburg woman competes on Team USA in Swiss Merlympics
![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312412007-img-20240531-170209-223.jpg?width=660&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312404007-img-20240528-142112-041.jpg?width=660&height=449&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Jish Shaw and Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg enjoy a quiet moment in Switzerland. Emily Shaw was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312440007-20240519-2238252.jpg?width=495&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Jish Shaw and Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg enjoy a quiet moment in Switzerland. Emily Shaw was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Team USA competed in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024. One of the team members is Hattiesburg's Emily Shaw, a professional mermaid.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312459007-20240521-003110.jpg?crop=2998,3998,x0,y0&width=495&height=660&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Team USA competed in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024. One of the team members is Hattiesburg's Emily Shaw, a professional mermaid.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Team USA competed in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312347007-fb-img-1716378331291.jpg?width=660&height=496&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Team USA competed in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., enjoyed seeing a different part of the world while competing in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312349007-fb-img-17163783594992.jpg?width=495&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., enjoyed seeing a different part of the world while competing in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Dozens of merpeople competed in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024, including Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312345007-fb-img-1718034993900.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Dozens of merpeople competed in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024, including Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312391007-received-342201378888972.jpeg?width=495&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312364007-received-363167933436353.jpeg?width=495&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312356007-received-368329189586550.jpeg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312355007-received-478090341272288.jpeg?width=660&height=367&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312363007-received-9668096054447592.jpeg?width=495&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312365007-received-1128683465074153.jpeg?width=497&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312368007-received-1134169724573977.jpeg?width=495&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312366007-received-2105343349823564.jpeg?width=660&height=467&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312369007-received-2761840353996657.jpeg?width=497&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., said her new favorite flower is the poppy, which was blooming everywhere during her trip to Switzerland.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312463007-20240520-161102.jpg?crop=2245,3998,x259,y0&width=371&height=660&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., said her new favorite flower is the poppy, which was blooming everywhere during her trip to Switzerland.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312460007-20240525-100429.jpg?crop=2245,3998,x256,y0&width=371&height=660&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Dozens of merpeople competed in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024, including Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312395007-img-20240525-140526-402.jpg?width=660&height=497&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Dozens of merpeople competed in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024, including Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Dozens of merpeople competed in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024, including Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312398007-img-20240528-105312-645.jpg?width=660&height=497&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Dozens of merpeople competed in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024, including Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312402007-img-20240528-105328-492.jpg?width=495&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Dozens of merpeople competed in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024, including Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312416007-img-20240602-142429-530.jpg?width=660&height=479&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Dozens of merpeople competed in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024, including Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312426007-img-20240603-105753-708.jpg?width=660&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312433007-img-20240605-155420-262.jpg?width=660&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312434007-img-20240607-104949-512.jpg?width=466&height=582&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312438007-img-20240613-153915-725.jpg?width=529&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
Courtesy Of Emily Shaw![Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.clarionledger.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PHAT/74312348007-fb-img-1716841927321.jpg?width=498&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emily Shaw of Hattiesburg, Miss., was one of four mermaids who competed on Team USA in the Swiss Merlympics in May 2024.
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