I don&#x27;t think many ocean swimmers know how dangerous the ocean is (to judge from people&#x27;s accounts here and other times this issue has come up). So many people might not be able to be responsible in the way you suggest.<p>I wonder if there&#x27;s sometimes a risk compensation problem from the presence of lifeguards -- forms of &quot;I don&#x27;t need to be so careful, the lifeguard would save me&quot;.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Risk_compensation" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Risk_compensation</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Moral_hazard" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Moral_hazard</a> (less directly applicable, but kinda)