al.com: Swimming with a Whale Shark

al.com: Sports: "I had the opportunity to live a moment last week that could help it rank as one of my best weeks ever and one of the coolest things I've done in my 49-plus years.

On Monday, I swam with a whale shark. It's hard to explain the experience of swimming with the biggest fish in the sea.

Before someone has a fit while burning up Sound Off phone lines: blue whales are mammals, whale sharks are fish. Whale sharks, which can grow to be 60 feet long and weigh more than 5 tons, are the biggest fish in the sea."