An aspiring teacher discovers a crumbling, disused pool, and plans to restore it and turn troubled local teenagers into a swim team that can compete in the state championships - and refuses to let bureaucratic opposition and outright racism get in the way of his dream. Fact-based drama, starring Terrence Howard and Bernie Mac.

Coach Jim Ellis shocks the community and changes lives when, aided by a local janitor, he sets out to form Philadelphia's first black swim team. But the odds are against them as they battle rigid rules, racism and more.