Do you swim in the ocean, and are you scared of sharks when you do?

I have not swum in the ocean for a few years now but I think I would nowadays be scared.

I used to swim so far out but would not do that anymore.

My daughter saw Jaws many years ago and I don't think she went back into the ocean after that even though we lived right on it!

It is amazing what media/movies can do to our minds and enhance our fears.

by Finy

I love going to the beach! I'm not scared of sharks no. We just swim as safely as we can, avoiding hunting hours, and we trust that more people die of bee stings a year, or getting hit by cars, than by shark attacks.

by meggf

All the recent shark attacks haven't put me off at all...I love the beach! I'm always careful when and where I swim, though, and try not to take any risks, like going out too far. Like anything in life, with swimming in the ocean there's always a risk involved, but I'm willing to take that to enjoy something I really love.

by Carolyn Hopping

I have not been in for a long time, and really as long as there are people around, someone will see it before I will.I don't go out too far.
It is a concern....times have changed.

by jonaja

No, I don't go swimming in the sea; I don'f find it particularly enjoyable. If I did, I wouldn't be scared of sharks because I wouldn't go anywhere where they might be.

by Bryony Harrison

Yes a little but don't swim in the ocean much nowadays, periodically even if it is just walking on the sand and appreciating in awe the natural ambience... nature in all its glory (will be here when we are truly dead and gone!)

by Fran

I don't particularly like swimming in the sea anyway. I would sometimes be conscious of sharks

by AJ