Al '51 and Barrie Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center - MIT

Cambridge, MA, UNITED STATES

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Updated April 14, 2020.

Facility Overview

Facility Name
Al '51 and Barrie Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center - MIT
Address
Building W35, 120 Vassar Street, MIT
Cambridge, MA 02139
UNITED STATES
Telephone
(617) 452-3690

Adult Admission Price & Policy

Drop-in/Casual
$15.00. [March, 2023]
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Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards

Pool 1
50m, 8 lanes x 25y, 20 lanes, 7f - 14f depth, indoors, 79º - 81ºF (26º - 27ºC).
Pool 2
25y, 6 lanes, 3½f - 4½f depth, indoors, 84º - 86ºF (29º - 30ºC).
Diving
Two 1m diving boards, two 3m diving boards, and 3m and 5m diving platforms.

Location

Location
A 15-minute walk from the Marriott Cambridge. A 10-minute walk from Le Meridian Cambridge-MIT.
County/Region
Middlesex County
GPS
42.358690, -71.095717

Teams That Use This Facility

Masters Swim
Click on the Team Name to view its website.

Facility Notes

The pool is operated long course meters in summer and short course yards in winter.
The pool's schedule and other information can be found on the MIT Recreation website.
Always check the pool's schedule on the recreation website to be sure it'll be open when you want to go. Bring your own lock.

Facility Reviews

This is the best pool in the Boston area, even better than Blodgett at Harvard!
A superior swimming facility. I swam here two days and was amazed that the pool was virtually empty in the late afternoon.
Beautiful facility. $15 gets an all day pass to the pool, a towel and nice two-level fitness center. $37 for a full week renewable card. The 50m pool was set up with 25y lanes, with Masters taking up the main pool and rec swimming in the diving pool.
This is an excellent pool, with well regulated, speed-segregated lanes and a great temperature for a workout. Bring a padlock. Parking for visitors is available just across Vassar Street in the MIT West structure.
[September, 2014]
This is a really nice pool. The locker room was clean, and it was open until 11 PM the day I went. Very friendly staff and students.
[March, 2023]