The Boston Centers for Youth and Families recently announced plans to rotate a number of its center and pool managers across the city, starting the first week of January.

As word spread, parents at the Flaherty BCYF on Florence Street in Roslindale quickly organized to fight the impending shift of pool manager Louis Barnes, saying Barnes hasn't just run the pool for 20 years, he has overseen the competitive Dolphins swim program they say is unique in the city, offering a chance for city kids to compete not just with swimmers at other BCYF centers but against better funded suburban programs through its membership in the Metro League.

Late today, City Hall told the parents it hears them: In email, city Chief of Human Services José Massó said Barnes will stay at the Flaherty through the end

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