Swim Meets Will Be Hosted at Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center

Information from the City of Pleasanton--

The City of Pleasanton’s Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center will be the host-site for two upcoming swim meets in the coming weeks.

The Pleasanton Seahawks Swim team will host a two-day Long Course Senior Meet that begins on Saturday, June 1 and continues through Sunday, 2. A second meet hosted by the Seahawks is scheduled on Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9. The Pleasanton Seahawks were recently awarded a Gold Medal by USA Swimming, ranking the team as one of the Top 20 producing swim teams in the nation!     

Both meets are expected to draw about 700 swimmers who are expected to arrive each morning by 7:30 a.m. Competition is scheduled to end by 3:30 p.m. each day.  The City of Pleasanton has been working closely with the Pleasanton Seahawks to develop plans for a successful competition and reduced impact on the neighborhoods surrounding the Aquatic Center, located at 4455 Black Avenue near Santa Rita Road.     

Participants have been encouraged to carpool when possible and obey traffic laws to help reduce the impacts on the surrounding neighborhoods. Participants have been asked to park at the lots located at the Aquatic Center, Alisal Elementary School, Gingerbread Preschool, and Amador Valley High School. They have been further encouraged to avoid parking in the adjacent neighborhoods or block driveways, and to avoid parking in the Safeway shopping Center lot.     

For more information, please contact the Recreation Supervisor, Michelle Stearns at (925) 931-3423.