Here in south-central Pennsylvania, there are not many places to do open water swimming. That may seem hard to believe, but most of the rivers/lakes are either on private land or pretty nasty places due to pollution (farm run-off, esp.) The few places that there are to swim are usually in parks and are regulated out the wazoo. (A friend of mine was arrested earlier this year for training out of bounds at one of the state parks.) For those of you who do freshwater training swims, how do you deal with/circumvent the legal issues or do they not apply in your area? I realize that saltwater swimming is a different story, but we are several hours from the nearest saltwater - too far for regular swims.
Or is freshwater training all "Jersey legal" - i.e. legal as long as you don't get caught?
-LBJ
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Hi Leonard,
What was the outcome of his case?
Little came of it. He has a close relative that is a lawyer and said relative let it be known that this would be taken to court, appealed, and generally be a headache for everyone for several years to come. So, he got an Alice's Restaurant-style "good talking to" and that was it.
I think that the powers that be were worried that it would either set a precedent they didn't want or would result in really ugly requirements like having to have every square inch of the lakefront papered with warning signs and the like.
He hasn't done it again, however. It's just not worth the hassle.
-LBJ
Hi Leonard,
What was the outcome of his case?
Little came of it. He has a close relative that is a lawyer and said relative let it be known that this would be taken to court, appealed, and generally be a headache for everyone for several years to come. So, he got an Alice's Restaurant-style "good talking to" and that was it.
I think that the powers that be were worried that it would either set a precedent they didn't want or would result in really ugly requirements like having to have every square inch of the lakefront papered with warning signs and the like.
He hasn't done it again, however. It's just not worth the hassle.
-LBJ
