Chris McLean, The Pueblo Chieftain via APIn this May 1, 2018 photo, Jaclyn Gutierrez, a member of a pod of real-life mermaids based in Pueblo, practices in the Colorado State University-Pueblo pool in Pueblo, Colo. By Luke Lyons, The Pueblo Chieftain PUEBLO, Colo. — Some children want to be astronauts when they grow up.