
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Seventies-set film about an inspiring swimming teacher Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard) was a superior swimmer in the 1960s unable to use his gifts because of the fact he&s African American Ten years later & he&s in Philadelphia unsuccessfully trying to find a job teaching maths Desperate for work he accepts a &closing down& job at a condemned Philadelphia Recreation Center tended by the downtrodden Elston (Bernie Mac) who resents the intrusion into his domain Ellis restores the centre&s swimming pool & gradually initiates a swim team for troubled teens who are new to swimming & even newer to the idea that they can rise above their surroundings Ellis teaches the team to swim like champions & to have faith in their abilities Will the young African Americans win the championship in a city still plagued by racism?