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25 Responses to “Georgia Aquarium – Scuba Diving With Whale Sharks”
Thanks for the votes on my video! I did not intend to take it off the video response so I put it back up. I guess when I posted at the GA Aquarium, it took off the link from your video. It was after seeing your video that inspired me to take my own and to try my hand at iMovie…thanks! While the footage is awesome, it does not do the experience justice…like you said in your posts, if one has the chance and resources to do it, they should. A lifetime memory! Cheers!!!
You don’t have to dive with them, you can swim. (I can’t dive, medical stuff.) I just did the swim (see “Dana swims with the whale sharks”) and it was almost effortless. And AMAZING! I can’t say enough about the staff and the facilities at the Georgia Aquarium. I absolutely recommend this program. Great video, Bubba! I can’t wait to go there again. I still can’t believe they actually let me do this…
Scuba diving and swimming are similar but different. You actually don’t have to be a great swimmer to scuba dive, but you should learn to swim decently, naturally, and most all certifications require it.
You have to be certified to dive at the GA Aquarium.
Thank you for this beautiful and inspiring video, I’m new to the sport working on my open water PADI certification, diving in the incredible Pacific Northwestern waters. All the rules and calculations are still new to me. Can’t wait to see my first Giant Pacific Octopus! Thanks again!
well yes, that i know. i have gone diving before. i just meant the fact that there are a couple of sharks and stingrays…that’s a little bit terrifying for me! haha
It’s initially a feeling of suspense and excitement. Once you get down, everything becomes very serene. You will forget about all the concerns almost immediately. That’s how diving is in general. It’s the most amazing and peaceful thing one can ever experience.
You can find this and much more information out on the GA Aquarium website under the FAQ for the Dive Program. However, to answer your question directly:
All participants must be age 12 and older. Guests under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a participating adult. The SCUBA option is open to all certified divers. Proof of SCUBA certification from a nationally or internationally recognized organization must be provided, along with photo identification.
this looks so amazing..but i think i’d be terrified to do it. i’d love to do this…but honestly, i think i’d get scared going in the water with all those sharks and stingrays, hehe.
I used DVDShrink to copy the files to my harddrive, and then I used “Windows Movie Maker” to convert the files, and combine the two I wanted, into a format that YT would accept.
ok, I just did this dive on Friday and bought the video too. I am trying to upload it to youtube but it is separated into a bunch of different files. How did you get yours to upload? Help, my family is dying to see the video and I can’t seem to figure it out.
The first 3 minutes is the opener, filmed previously, that most likely everyone will get on their video of their scuba diving adventure. The next 5:47 seconds is actually the pod (dive team) we were apart of. At 3:00 min in exactly, you will see me on the far right, and and my partner next to me. From then, you’ll see us throughout the remaining of the video.
December 20th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Jeff Pellegrino
omg that is 2 cool! lol. i cant tell you how much i want to do something like that. brillaint video man! XD
December 21st, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Peggy Brownell
he must b rich as hell cuz doing that and the camra equipment is expensive as hell
December 22nd, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Ronald Mapp
I’m supposed to be doing this as an 18th birthday present!
December 24th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Vickie Gottlieb
you have to take a diving course
December 26th, 2009 at 10:23 am
Anthony Covert
This is incredible. How did you get to be a part of that?
December 27th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Penelope Varughese
what does something like this run/cost? the wife and i might take a trip up…
December 29th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Robert Garay
Thanks for the votes on my video! I did not intend to take it off the video response so I put it back up. I guess when I posted at the GA Aquarium, it took off the link from your video. It was after seeing your video that inspired me to take my own and to try my hand at iMovie…thanks! While the footage is awesome, it does not do the experience justice…like you said in your posts, if one has the chance and resources to do it, they should. A lifetime memory! Cheers!!!
December 31st, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Lillian Youngs
haha me and my friend went there last summer, we didn’t dive though): we’re both certified and i really wanted to dive, but it was expensive haha.
January 1st, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Daisy Rodney
It must be an awesome experience.
January 4th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Agnes Tubbs
omgggggg
January 6th, 2010 at 1:18 am
Lawrence Guarino
You don’t have to dive with them, you can swim. (I can’t dive, medical stuff.) I just did the swim (see “Dana swims with the whale sharks”) and it was almost effortless. And AMAZING! I can’t say enough about the staff and the facilities at the Georgia Aquarium. I absolutely recommend this program. Great video, Bubba! I can’t wait to go there again. I still can’t believe they actually let me do this…
January 8th, 2010 at 8:39 am
Joseph Lanning
Scuba diving and swimming are similar but different. You actually don’t have to be a great swimmer to scuba dive, but you should learn to swim decently, naturally, and most all certifications require it.
You have to be certified to dive at the GA Aquarium.
January 10th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Steve Lum
I wish I can scuba dive but I’m not a good swimmer (even though I have been having dreams about it). Was your class certified divers?
January 12th, 2010 at 2:10 am
Jimmy Fell
Glad you enjoyed it. I use to work at the aquarium., but I paid for the whale shark scuba dive. I did it on the first day. Very fun.
January 13th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
Kimberly Granado
Thank you for this beautiful and inspiring video, I’m new to the sport working on my open water PADI certification, diving in the incredible Pacific Northwestern waters. All the rules and calculations are still new to me. Can’t wait to see my first Giant Pacific Octopus! Thanks again!
January 14th, 2010 at 10:51 am
Geraldine Valentine
well yes, that i know. i have gone diving before. i just meant the fact that there are a couple of sharks and stingrays…that’s a little bit terrifying for me! haha
January 17th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Kathrine Daoust
It’s initially a feeling of suspense and excitement. Once you get down, everything becomes very serene. You will forget about all the concerns almost immediately. That’s how diving is in general. It’s the most amazing and peaceful thing one can ever experience.
January 18th, 2010 at 4:31 am
Jeffrey Work
You can find this and much more information out on the GA Aquarium website under the FAQ for the Dive Program. However, to answer your question directly:
All participants must be age 12 and older. Guests under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a participating adult. The SCUBA option is open to all certified divers. Proof of SCUBA certification from a nationally or internationally recognized organization must be provided, along with photo identification.
January 20th, 2010 at 11:23 am
Jack Lydon
how old do you have to be to do that
January 21st, 2010 at 5:16 am
Eleanor Wenger
this looks so amazing..but i think i’d be terrified to do it. i’d love to do this…but honestly, i think i’d get scared going in the water with all those sharks and stingrays, hehe.
January 24th, 2010 at 6:34 am
Danny Jensen
I used DVDShrink to copy the files to my harddrive, and then I used “Windows Movie Maker” to convert the files, and combine the two I wanted, into a format that YT would accept.
January 26th, 2010 at 5:22 am
Jeff Hearne
ok, I just did this dive on Friday and bought the video too. I am trying to upload it to youtube but it is separated into a bunch of different files. How did you get yours to upload? Help, my family is dying to see the video and I can’t seem to figure it out.
January 28th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
Ana Espinosa
Amazing video…
January 29th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Alana Mincks
Awesome! So cool that you put this up here!
February 1st, 2010 at 8:49 am
Toni Tankersley
The first 3 minutes is the opener, filmed previously, that most likely everyone will get on their video of their scuba diving adventure. The next 5:47 seconds is actually the pod (dive team) we were apart of. At 3:00 min in exactly, you will see me on the far right, and and my partner next to me. From then, you’ll see us throughout the remaining of the video.