The MAC pool will be opened earlier than normal this summer, opening August 2nd so that the Blodgett pool can be closed for its maintenance and as part of the racquets facility construction from August 2nd to 29th.
Lambert said that in her term here, the University discovered that the MAC pool has never had a permit on file with the city of Cambridge. This situation will be remedied this summer, she said.
The MAC pool keeps a schedule closer to the academic calendar, Lambert said, because its lifeguards are normally Harvard undergraduates.
Shifts at Blodgett are longer and often covered by students from nearby universities with an entire day off.
Wentzell, who received the original petition, could not be reached today. He is travelling with the Crimson baseball team.
--Caitlin E. Anderson and Amber L. Ramage contributed to the reporting of this story.