Today' show returns to Georgia Aquarium

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The Today show's Meredith Vieira and Al Roker did their show from the Georgia Aquarium Tuesday where winners of a nationwide contest to swim with the fish were announced.

Helped by diver Sarah Murray, Meredith Vieira emerges from the stingray touch tank. 'The Today Show' with Meredith Vieira and Al Roker did their show from the Georgia Aquarium Tuesday.

'Today' and the aquarium sponsored a nationwide contest to swim with the fish. With Vieira in the stingray touch tank are contestants, Luis Torres and Nick Hudson. The three are wearing waders.

Al Roker gets some of his own pictures in the penguin tank Tuesday.

Twins Noah (left) and Jordan Howard, both 6, wait at the penguin tank for Al Roker. The adults in the backkground (from left ) are Renee Shallat, Linda Causey, Suzanne Howard and Anne Dunaway.

Meredith Vieira does a shot in front of Ocean Voyager. The aquarium used the TV exposure to announce 'Swim With the Gentle Giants.' The program, beginning this summer, will allow guests to dive or swim beside the whale sharks.

Al Roker waits for his shot at River Scout.

Roker leads the cheers at the shrimp boat.

Between shots at the River Scout he jokes with cameramen, Gregg Hoerdeman (center) and Dwaine Scott (right).

Meredith Vieira dips two fingers in the stingray touch tank waiting for a close encoiunter.

In the husbandry commissary cutting up, Al Roker and Meredith Vieira.

Meredith Vieira takes off her husbandry attire in the commissary Tuesday after cutting up some fish with Al Roker.

Contestants, Luis Torres, Nick Hudson and Roberta Hudson joined Vieira in the stingray touch tank.

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Helped by diver Sarah Murray, Meredith Vieira emerges from the stingray touch tank. 'The Today Show' with Meredith Vieira and Al Roker did their show from the Georgia Aquarium Tuesday.

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