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Connecticut aquarium seeks volunteers to swim with 9-foot sharks Brian Niemietz
The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk has openings for volunteers interested in swimming with its 7-to-9-foot lemon and sand tiger sharks insurance required.
Dive safety officer Brendan DeGrim tells ABC News that he’s looking to expand his “Volunteer Dive Team” which includes retirees, doctors, school employees and firefighters, who swim with the big fish and engage the public in exhibitions focused on the sometimes misunderstood sharks.
“We believe there are more folks like that out there,” DeGrim said.
The Connecticut aquarium hopes that volunteers will commit to at least a dozen shifts lasting four hours each, rather than swimming with sharks just once for bragging rights.
Connecticut aquarium seeks volunteer divers to swim with sharks
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A Connecticut aquarium is looking for volunteer divers to swim with sharks.
The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk wants experienced scuba divers who will willingly and regularly volunteer to plunge in among its 7 to 9 foot sharks.
Members of the aquarium s Volunteer Dive Team help make public educational presentations from inside a 110,000 gallon tank, which is home to six sand tiger sharks and one lemon shark. We have a good core group of divers from all walks of life - retirees, doctors, school employees, firefighters and others who are passionate about diving and just as passionate about the marine world, said Brendan DeGrim, the Aquarium s dive safety officer. We believe there are more folks like that out there.