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.