Updated O'Fallon Parks Department Swim Meet/Pool Guidelines

OFallon Breakers Administration Breakers

Hello Breakers! 

The O'Fallon Parks Department, in collabration with the O'Fallon Breakers Board of Directors, have issued new guidelines for use of the Memorial Pool and spectator areas. Coaches will be reviewing expectations with the swimmers but please review these as a family as well.

 

  • Parking for swim meets is available in the lot across from Aquatic center and Parks and Rec Admin bldg. The address is 411 E. 5th Street O’Fallon, Il 62269. Overflow parking is available in the extended parking lot in front of the Katy Cavins Community Center. The address is 309 E. 5th Street O’Fallon, IL 622269. Please do not park in any grass or dirt areas.

 

  • Pool deck rules: 
    • All activities are limited to the lap pool. No swimmers are allowed in the leisure pool. 
    • Pets are not allowed on the pool deck.
    • No chairs are allowed to be brought onto the pool deck. There is a decent quantity of lounge chairs available on the pool deck daily but no additional chairs are allowed on the deck (except for coaches use) as this presents blockage/safety issues as well as general logistical issues resulting from the large numbers of swimmers/parents/spectators/workers and coaches on the deck during a swim meet.
    • No pop-up tents are allowed on the pool deck, other than the two that are designated for the home and opposing team coaches. 
    • All food and drink must stay in the gated concession area. As such, no coolers are allowed on the pool deck as well.  
    • Spectators may use the pool deck area along the fence near lane one of the competition pool to observe, but please do not obstruct the lifeguards view of the pool.
    • Diving board use is not allowed.
    • Finally, the wooden and netted barriers around the pool deck are there for safety and protection—these should not be played with, climbed on, or untied. 

 

  • Please do not congregate outside of the facility fences to observe, particularly since grass has been planted in these areas

 

  • In the instance of inclement weather, lifeguards and coaches will monitor conditions and make announcements. 

 

  • O’Fallon Parks allows use of the grassy Amphitheatre area west of the pool deck, just outside the gate near the locker room area, as a crash zone for parents and spectators. Pop-up tents, coolers, and fold-up chairs are allowed here. Three additional notes:
    • 1. On a windy day we do recommend weighing down tent poles, but stakes are forbidden in this area because of the underground irrigation system which could be damaged.
    • 2. The stage and nearby trees (in terms of climbing) are not a play area for children.
    • 3. Please stay off the non-sodded “dirt” areas in this vicinity as the city is growing grass post-construction and foot traffic will disturb that growth and also track dirt/mud into the pool complex, which they are trying to avoid. Failure to adhere to this request will result in closure of this Amphitheatre area as a crash zone for meet parents/spectators.

 

Thank you in advance for adhering to these guidelines and helping us to create a fun and positive swimming enviroment for all!