According to the articles, Gov. Baker is looking to increase fines to $500 - As far as enforcement goes, yes one could “sneak around” and maybe get away with it… but this just puts swimmers at even more safety risk than before. Like anything, one can imagine enforcement will be rather “choosy” and unbalanced as well, with certain people/groups likely targeted more than others.
It’s not so much the money… but instead the idea that one cannot swim safely and legally under this paradigm. If there was some alternative strategy they were asking for…that would be one thing, but this effectively takes away everything!
Walden was somewhat of a sanctuary to the sport and cherished by generations of swimmers. From a “safety in numbers” perspective, there would be about a dozen other people OWS at any given time of day, and even as many as hundreds on prime weekend days, especially during COVID when pools closed.