Vollmer made regular trips to Australia to train in the ocean and swim with dolphins, which made racing in the flat water of an Olympic pool feel far simpler.

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For private hire and sleeping twelve, head out cayman tracking by motorized canoe, swim with pink river dolphins - the boto rosa -- or try a spot of piranha fishing before taking to the skies in a Cessna Amphibian to experience the jungle like a toucan.

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The animals have no fear of humans, so your children will swim with dolphins and turtles and play near seals.

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The shark attacked on Saturday as Ms Frankcom led a group of tourists on a swim with dolphins from a boat sailing off Garden Island, about 50km (30 miles) from Perth.

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