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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LBJ-
I'm not sure how close you are to Raystown Lake but we spend some time there each summer visiting family. Its huge and there are plenty of places to swim away from boats and lifeguards. The other place in PA that I swim is near York in the Susquehanna. There are about 6 miles of deep water south of the Columbia bridges and north of the dam. The water there this year was unusually clear (lack of rain?). Again, plenty of places away from boats.
LBJ-
I'm not sure how close you are to Raystown Lake but we spend some time there each summer visiting family. Its huge and there are plenty of places to swim away from boats and lifeguards. The other place in PA that I swim is near York in the Susquehanna. There are about 6 miles of deep water south of the Columbia bridges and north of the dam. The water there this year was unusually clear (lack of rain?). Again, plenty of places away from boats.
