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.
Jim Ellis
Elston
Sue Davis
Bink
Puddin Head
Walt
Willie
Hakim
Andre
Jake
Reggie
Franklin
Artrell
Ophelia
Race Official
Race Official (Mainline)
Coach Logan - 1964
Race Official (PDR)
Starter - 1964
Ron Lincoln
city worker
Reverend
Tv Reporter
Black Maintenance Man
