Sh-sh-shark!

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Former Member — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:25:29 GMT

The discovery channel website says you are more likely to die from a fall down the stairs, from a sting of a hornet, wasp, or bee, from a lightening strike, from drowning in your bathtub, from an adverse reaction to antibiotics, from a falling object, from an agricultural machine, or a motor vehicle accident than you are to being attacked by a shark. What they don't tell you is why. I will answer that for you. The answer is, the shark is waiting for me. :) haha:) made my day :banana:

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Former Member — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:50:09 GMT

Swimmers flee as sharks come for an afternoon of fishing www.smh.com.au/.../1231003848115.html

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Former Member — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:16:16 GMT

The only thought of headline that scared me was after a party in the UK was that I woke up shivering in a bath tub. I thought of a headline "Canadian Swimmer Drowns in Bath Tub". It scared me so bad that I almost completely stopped drinking. Wrong (almost) reaction, George. You should have been scared so bad that you'd keep on drinking but stay away from anywhere that had bathtubs.:drink:

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Former Member — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:40:40 GMT

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Animal — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:32:39 GMT

I was in England getting ready to do my English Channel attempt. While waiting on my day to swim, I met the oldest swimmer to successfully swim the Channel in Dover's harbor. He said he wanted to swim the Catalina Channel, but his wife would not let him due to sharks. I was stunned. I had successful swam it the year before and had worried about sharks, but my thoughts were if it is my time to go, what a way to go. I could just see the headlines -"Swimmer killed by shark as he attempts to swim from Catalina Island to the California Coast". How cool would that be!!

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Former Member — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:32:01 GMT

some interesting shark footage here: www.youtube.com/watch

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Former Member — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:38:01 GMT

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Former Member — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:25:36 GMT

I live in Hawai`i and yes, shark attacks can happen. However, the odds of it are slim and you're probably more like to be in a car accident. We've had some here and I'm aware that it can happen. I try to stay away where they are generally spotted and hope that they actually tell you if one has been spotted. I've heard of times when they don't. Billy Watkins got eaten by a shark over where you live (at the break on the Lanikai side of Flat Island).

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Former Member — Sun, 18 May 2008 09:23:32 GMT

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Former Member — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:36:54 GMT

Man dies after shark attack 15 MAY 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Fijian man died after he was bitten by a shark whilst on a diving expedition. The 28-year-old man, Aisake Sadole, was part of a group of four who went night diving in Ba yesterday evening. According to police reports, the group realized one of their members was missing after he failed to surface. They dived again and found his body at the bottom of the sea. Sadole was rushed to the Lautoka Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. The shark bit his arm and the man died as a result of excessive blood loss. www.fijilive.com/.../4869

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Former Member — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:26:03 GMT

I`ve done Alcatraz one time,..in a wetsuit. June 28 I do it again,..."naked". It was fun,..easier than I thought. I followed the crowd on my first swim, next month I`m looking to get towards the front. If you practice only in a swimming pool,.practice swimming with your eyes closed and learn to swim straight,...wear the largest goggles you can find,..I wear a snorkeling mask,...great visibility.,..learn to, as Gary calls it have "alligator eyes",...scanning for landmarks without raising your head too much out of the water. Most important,...learn to relax!

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flivver — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:02:34 GMT

I swam in the 2m Newport Pier to Pier in 2004. Before the event in 62 degree water, we gathered at Balboa Pier only to learn that a shark had been sighted the night before off the pier. The Lifeguard in charge announced that it was up to us (there were about 200 of us) whether he would go ahead with the event. Just then, a 75 year old-woman swimmer yelled, "Bring him on!" at which point all the young college guys looked at each other and said, "man, if she's going, we're going. And the race was on. I have never enjoyed any competition more in my life...It was an hour's worth of total exhilaration I will remember always...What a blast for a 47yr old who is now 51 and wants to do the Alcatraz Shark Swim...Has anyone done it and do you have any advice to a daily lap swimmer at George Mason University in Virginia. RKW :fish2:

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Former Member — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:45:34 GMT

Ron, I'm envious, I wish I lived closer to the ocean...one day. I would join you for that swim out to B buoy, however I would certainly be a lot more on edge than say an OW swim in the Caribbean. There's only a few places on Earth that is "Great White territory" and you are swimming in one of them. But, the odds are in your favor, the risk is small. Still, that's a Helluva spot to go out for a long open ocean swim.....

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Former Member — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:34:34 GMT

I swam out to the B bouy from La Jolla Cove this afternoon,...several miles south of Solano Beach where the shark attack occurred. It was exhilerating,...63 degree water,...lots of chop,..large swells,...sea lions popping their heads up and a bunch of dolphins cruised in towards La Jolla Shores,......calico bass daring thru the kelp and an eclectic mixture of music on my finis swimp3 player. I wear a red "rash-guard" (because the kelp rubs my arm-pits raw) and bark blue knee length speedos,..my wife says I look like a rapalla fishing lure. The odds of getting killed by a shark or anyother sea creature is small,....the benefits of swimming in the Ocean out-weigh the danger. I swim everyother day in a pool,,,,I hate it,..turn around,,,swim,,,turn around,...80 degree water( yuck!) and chlorine,...not to mention swimming thru the flakes of dis-integrating diapers for the old folks who just got done doing water arobics. ( well,..I am being a bit hyperbolic). OK,..I finished,...and I feel better.:violin:

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Former Member — Sat, 03 May 2008 08:53:59 GMT

Having grown up on a barrier island, one of my favorite things was to swim in the surf at night. Dangerous? Probably, but there is just nothing like it and I always indulge when I get the chance. A little skinny dipping in a pretty pond at night is just about as good. I always thought I wanted to become certified in night diving (scuba). HOWEVER! A couple of weeks ago I was at a function that took place in an aquarium after closing hours (8pm to midnight). The group had the entire building/exhibits to ourselves, which was really cool. One of the exhibits is a spring fed pond with a huge floor to ceiling, wall to wall window. Your vantage point at this exhibit is well below the surface of the water. Well, because this exhibit is really outside and a natural pond, it was not lit in any way except the moon light. The room in which you stand to observe this exhibit is very dimly lit also. As I was standing, in the dark, in front of this exhibit, bass, garr, etc would come out of the darkness every now and then and swim past the window. But then, this gigantic fish, that was at least 6 feet long was suddendly in front of me. I never saw it coming up to the glass. It totally creeped me out :bolt: That did it! I don't think I will ever go back in unclorinated water at night again. And that certainly cured me of wanting to scuba dive at night. I still haven't gotten over that creeped out sensation. :bolt:Lainey

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FindingMyInnerFish — Sat, 03 May 2008 04:25:28 GMT

Will I swim in the Ocean again. Safe beaches, are they safe??? I leave for Mexico again in a few days and should we just confine our swimming to the pools? The safe beach were I swim in Melaque last year, a child was taken by a Crocodile that had escaped from a lagoon during flooding. I have run into a 14 ft crocodile while swimming in the Ocean at another safe beach, Boca De Iquana. I think I will stick to the pool. Are my fears coming back to me like I had after seeing the movie JAWS? When I told friends I was doing an open water ocean swim on the NJ coast, they regaled me with stories of shark attacks. Great way to build confidence. But then again, I can go running and risk being hit by a car, attacked by a dog, or mugged, and yet I still run... taking reasonable precautions, of course. Life is full of risk, and we don't leave alive, although I have to admit the shark stories get me nervous b/c the idea of being sushi for a fish isn't my idea of living large. There's something primordial in the fear of being eaten by an animal that I think gives me the shivers in ways that the possibility of, say, the Fairmount Park rapist (in Philly) jumping me--scary as that is--doesn't even touch.

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Former Member — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:54:41 GMT

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Former Member — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:49:55 GMT

We swim in their living room,...not too much of a surprise when one of us is dealt with. Very true. When we enter the ocean we also immediately enter the food chain. Here's a Mexican newspaper photo of that surfers leg, no wonder he died. I don't think they'd run photos like that in our newspapers... Photo shows the large shark attack wound to surfer Adrian Ruiz's leg WARNING: Graphic Photo: www.underwatertimes.com/news.php I just checked the ISAF, for anyone doing the Bonaire Eco Swim there has only been 2 recorded shark attacks (non-fatal) in the Netherland Antilles since the year 1749. I think we are safe. :-)

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Former Member — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:28:43 GMT

Another fatal shark attack, 2nd fatal attack in 4 days... Plus, 3 bites in 3 days at New Smyrna Beach, FL: Sat. 26th, Sun. 27th and Mon. 28th. That's 5 consective days with attacks, 2 fatal. IXTAPA, Mexico (KGO) -- On Tuesday night, friends of a San Francisco man who took a surfing trip to Mexico, got the tragic news that he is the victim of a shark attack. Mexican authorities say it happened off the Southern Pacific Coast at Troncones Beach near the resort town of Ixtapa. The attack happened about 300 yards from shore. abclocal.go.com/.../story TRIVIA: Interesting for movie fans that this attack on Troncones Beach took place very close to Zihuatanejo, the Mexican paradise where Andy and Red go in the end of THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION.

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Former Member — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:19:27 GMT

We swim in their living room,...not too much of a surprise when one of us is dealt with. It gives a whole new meaning to the phrase,.." The fish are bitting".

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Former Member — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:57:19 GMT

He was wearing a wet-suit! I hear that @ Seaworld,..the trainers wear wetsuits that are black and white,.mimiking a killer whale.

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Former Member — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:46:10 GMT

Thanks for the video link. They interviewed George H. Burgess, Director of the Florida Program for Shark Research and International Shark Attack File Web Editor. www.jawsmovie.com/.../Beach_Closed.jpg T

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Former Member — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:12:04 GMT

Here is the TV report video.nbcsandiego.com/.../

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Former Member — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:58:11 GMT

swimatyourownrisk.com/.../picture-2.png Here's a photo. Likely a white shark... I'm sure we'll hear more about this one.

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Former Member — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:32:52 GMT

Here is the newspaper report www.iht.com/.../NA-GEN-US-Shark-Attack.php