Swimming with sharks?

jp_bl_68 · 14 Dec 2011 at 10:17

Have any of you every swum with sharks?

Where did you do it? What was it like?

[FnG]magnolia · 14 Dec 2011 at 10:20

My wife did, 3 weeks ago in the Cook Islands during a dive. She was more interested in the other fish though.

WHy do you ask?

Supercow · 14 Dec 2011 at 10:26

Plenty of times, though not by choice

Are you referring to shark cage diving?

Cosimo · 14 Dec 2011 at 10:34

I'd love to do this:

Cosimo · 14 Dec 2011 at 10:37

Awesome

malthus · 14 Dec 2011 at 10:52

wow those vids look awesome i have always wanted to go diving

Supercow · 14 Dec 2011 at 11:02

When you see it...

JeffH · 14 Dec 2011 at 11:04

Yet another item on the list of things I'd love to do when time/money/commitments permit.

breadturbo · 14 Dec 2011 at 11:06

did it in egypt once with chainmail on, hand feeding them.
AWESOME, but veery scary.

Repta · 14 Dec 2011 at 11:06

Ive scuba dived with sharks but would never ever swim with them. On the surface is the last place i would want to be if there is any around!

Nevakonaza · 14 Dec 2011 at 11:11

simulatorman said:

Thats amazing,How does he do that!

Mr_T · 14 Dec 2011 at 11:14

Swam with grey nurse sharks off the coast of Perth WA.

I don't agree with cage diving for Great Whites, I think chumming the water around humans isn't the brightest idea.

carlazai · 14 Dec 2011 at 12:49

Every time i find sharks when diving they bugger off. These were white tip reef sharks and they didn't seem to like humans (probably the bubbles). Same with turtles and me.

jp_bl_68 · 15 Dec 2011 at 02:29

[FnG]magnolia;20794017 said:
My wife did, 3 weeks ago in the Cook Islands during a dive. She was more interested in the other fish though.

WHy do you ask?

I'd like to do it sometime in the next year but I'm not sure where to start. I'm just after any location suggestions or perhaps companies that offer this as part of a package holiday.

Supercow said:
Plenty of times, though not by choice
Are you referring to shark cage diving?

Caged or uncaged. I've never done any diving before, if that makes a difference.

bhavv · 15 Dec 2011 at 02:47

simulatorman said:
Awesome

How is this even possible without getting eaten!!!??? :eek:

jmc007 · 15 Dec 2011 at 02:59

Nevakonaza said:
Thats amazing,How does he do that!

Actually it's a woman, Cristina Zenatto. Bloomin' amazing mind and I guess it is a natural response. That or just a womans touch. Reminds me of an episode of The Wildboys, where they went night swimming and lifted sleeping Alligators off the waterbed.

EdwardTeach · 15 Dec 2011 at 03:30

Sharks are fairly ubiquitous, I would imagine you have a good chance of swimming with sharks in most of the places around the world that are good for diving.

I have swam with sharks in Belize and Honduras.

AberystwythLAD · 15 Dec 2011 at 06:21

carlazai said:
Every time i find sharks when diving they bugger off. These were white tip reef sharks and they didn't seem to like humans (probably the bubbles). Same with turtles and me.

Stop farting in their home then and they won't get angry :mad:

edscdk · 15 Dec 2011 at 06:30

Swimming with sharks? What could go wrong.....

^TANK^ · 15 Dec 2011 at 06:59

Supercow said:
When you see it...

I would drown in my own **** with fear if I was that gentleman filming! Great White sharks generally attack from beneath and hit their prey with unimaginable G-forces. Just imagine over two tons of Fishfinger smashing into the underside of that kayak, it would be flipped like a toy! :eek: