Pride

After Jim Ellis offers Andre some tips on swimming, Andre insults Jim and challenges him to a race.

Themes: Pride, Arrogance, Competition, Defeat, Foolishness, Winning, Stubborn, Coaching, Race

During the swim meet, a rival swimmer kicks Andre in order to secure his team’s victory.

Themes: Respect, Cheating, Failure, Giving Up, Competition, Race, Quitting, Sportsmanship

After an apathetic and humiliating loss in their first swim meet, Coach Ellis challenges his team to take swimming seriously.

Themes: Opportunity, Regret, Carpe Diem, Criticism, Wisdom, Instruction, Disappointment, Motivation, Candor

When Andre shows up late to practice, Coach Ellis makes his other teammates swim laps for his tardiness.

Themes: Teamwork, Potential, Teaching, Coaching, Consequences, Training, Responsibility, Atonement, Sportsmanship

Coach Ellis tells his team the meaning of the letters that they represent.

Themes: Dreams, Pride, Carpe Diem, Determination, Opportunity, Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence, Dignity, Proud

Coach Ellis shows his team the new uniforms that they must wear during their swim meets

Themes: Vanity, Unity, Embarrassment, Appearances, Self-Conscience, Pride, Preparing, Machismo

An African-American swim coach resurrects an inner-city public pool and recruits troubled neighborhood teens to join his swim team.

Themes: Choices, Challenges, Ambition, Dreams, Second Chance, Opportunity