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Amy Burns is not like most schoolgirls. After all, you probably wouldn’t find anyone else her age free diving with sharks.

Amy, who is 10 years old and is in Primary School, is probably the youngest person in the world to have gotten a professional diving qualification and have dived next to sharks without the protection of a cage.

She plans to become a vet when she’s older.

Amy said: “I always like to try new things, I started getting interested in sharks because my sister and mum dive a lot, I really wanted to try it when I was about six.

“I saw a magazine about sharks and was quite scared of them at that point, but I just thought they don’t really try to hurt people and I don’t like that it’s what everyone thinks.

“If you act like you’re scared of them when you’re around them they will sense your fear and become scared themselves, you should always stay calm, no sudden movements.

“When I knew I was going to be surrounded by sharks I was so excited, my mum and sister were with me so that helped with the nerves.

“My instructor believed I could do it because I was so calm about it and there were so many sharks around me, about 15 altogether.

“Some were really big, and some were babies, but they were all around me, it was amazing.

“I think what made me so comfortable about it is all of my training, I had been training for a while and my confidence was growing all the time.

“When it came to getting in the water and feeding them without a cage my instructor said I was good enough so I believed in myself a lot.

“There were some moments that I was a little scared like at one point we had to hold onto some rocks on the seabed to stay still and everyone was worried I would let go.

“I can remember all of the sharks swimming around me, almost bumping into me but they were so graceful going through the water.

“They were so beautiful and smooth, you couldn’t hear them, but I had to keep looking around, so I knew where they all were, they were very cool.

“I’ve also been around divers because of my mum and sister, I don’t get in the ocean alone so I feel quite safe.

“Sharks are really nice creatures; they don’t try to eat people like everyone seems to think they just defend their home when something strange pops into it.

“I would be the same if a strange person was standing in my house.”

As part of a family of divers, it’s no surprise that Amy grew up around diving gear and started getting familiar with different diving equipment even as a baby, especially when her sister Charlotte would be getting ready for a dive.

Amy had to go through two years of intensive training to become qualified enough to let her swim with sharks safely. She tells anyone who wants to follow in her footsteps to also get qualified and thorough training.

Amy said: “My sister really inspired me to pick up my diving gear, my mum did too, she has done over 100 dives.

“I think I’ll do it more but it’s quite expensive so when I’ve made lots of money, I’ll dive loads more.”

Charlotte added: “I remember turning around and seeing her in the water, and then I saw a shark right next to her and she didn’t even flinch.

“We were told not to stick our selfie sticks up in the air so that they don’t alarm the sharks, and I have never seen her hold something to close to her body in her whole life.

“I think because she’s so young she hasn’t been taught to fear sharks so to her it’s just another creature in the ocean, I was so proud of her.”

Amy’s epic swim happened in late 2018 at the Stuart Cove Dive which is a diving school in the Bahamas. She impressed the people there enough that they felt comfortable letting her swim with the sharks without a cage. Despite being surrounded by up to 15 sharks, Amy loved every moment. Louise, Amy’s mother, was also there.

Louise said: “Being a diver myself and seeing my little baby Amy getting into the water with all the equipment and among these sharks made me feel a little anxious but she did so well.

“I don’t forget how lucky we are that we’re able to do these things together and seeing Amy had such an amazing time was incredible.

“She’s a very brave girl and I think she wants to be a vet when she’s older because she loves animals.”