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by freiheit 5664 days ago
I've seen a shark while swimming in the ocean before. No big deal. I believe it was a reef shark (in hawaii). Under 6 feet (2 meters) long, a decent distance away, never showed the slightest bit of interest in me (or the other people I was swimming with), and I left it alone. I was more worried about staying away from the pufferfish.

We just don't look like food to most sharks. If visibility is good and there isn't the smell of food in the water, there's usually nothing to worry about.