Devo - I had NO intention of getting in there with those sharks but ended up being one of the first ones in as curiosity got the better of me. I went in but stayed what I thought was a safe distance from the sharks. I actually ended up hugging a really big one eek , quite by mistake I can assure you. There were two other ladies on our boat that had decided they would skip this part of the tour but about 15 minutes later I saw them both in the water smile .