Swimming with the Whale Sharks has been one of my life's ambitions. I took these photos myself with a little cheap underwater camera. Whale sharks come to the Ningaloo Marine Park between March and July to feed on plankton. I was so privileged to be able to swim with these magnificent animals for an exhilarating and truly memorable experience. I had 7 swims with 3 different sharks varying in sizes from 7 metres to 5 metres. We swam in water 200 ft deep at first but the last encounter was only 30 ft deep. A strict code of conduct applies when interacting with the whale sharks so as they are not harmed or disturbed. We were not allowed to swim in front of them and had to keep 3 metres from the sides and 4 metres from the tail. Ningaloo Reef is one of the only places in the world where the "gentle giants" appear regularly in any numbers, in near shore waters where they are easily accessible to observers.
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