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Large Swim Meet Comes to Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center March 28-30 
 

Pleasanton, CA-----The City of Pleasanton’s Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center will be the host site for a large swim meet in the coming weeks. The Tri-Valley Masters will host the three-day Pacific Masters Short Course Championships meet that begins on Friday, March 28 and continues through Sunday, March 30. The meet, comprised of swimmers ages 18 to 90, is expected to draw about 700 to 800 swimmers. They will begin to arrive each morning by 7:00 a.m., with competition beginning at 8:30 a.m. and continuing to approximately 4:30 p.m.
 
The City of Pleasanton has been working closely with the Tri-Valley Masters 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. Overflow parking has been reserved on Saturday and Sunday at Gingerbread Preschool, Alisal Elementary School, and Amador Valley High School.
 
For more information, please contact Michelle Stearns at (925) 931-3423.
 
About the City of Pleasanton
The City of Pleasanton is a vibrant Northern California community of 70,000 residents situated at the crossroads of Interstates 580 and 680, in close proximity to the San Francisco and San Jose metropolitan areas. The city’s location has historical significance as a major trading route of early Native Americans and later along the route of the First Transcontinental Railroad.  Pleasanton is a major suburb identified by the U.S. Census as one of the wealthiest middle-sized cities in the nation and, in 2010, was included on Money Magazine’s list of the ‘100 Best Small Cities to Live in America.’ Among Pleasanton’s many attractions are an excellent school system, a highly educated workforce, 1,200 acres of parkland and recreational open space, a nationally recognized business park, a regional retail shopping mall, and a historic downtown district.  For more information, please visit www.cityofpleasantonca.gov.