"It starts monitoring swimmers and soon after establishes limits under the threat of heavy fines." where do lifeguards do this? i've never encountered that. i'm not a fan of government funded lifeguards, would prefer if they allowed us the freedom to just operate as we would, but i am a fan of placing lifeguards on the beach to prevent drownings. "Everyone should take of himself. If someone is not ready for those waters, he should swim with someone who is, or do not take the risk at all. " sure, in an ideal world that would be the say things worked. but we're light-years away from that world.