Has anyone else seen the movie Pride?
It's about swim coach Jim Ellis and the Philadelphia Department of Recreation (PDR) swim team. I finally saw it last night and thought it was tremendous - :applaud: - but I was also curious to know what everyone else thought.
My wife and I watched it with my kids. We mostly enjoyed it. Plot was very predictable...swimming technique...um...a bit odd...events unfolded somewhat unrealistically, especially at the end.
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...some tough critics here (wow)...
The film was a revelation to me. I started year-round swimming as a 12-year-old in the Delaware Valley, and we participated in meets in the Philadelphia area. I remember PDR, but not because I thought of them any differently than any other teams. There were one or two boys from PDR who were doing well in my age group at the time. I also remember the team more recently from when I was coaching in the area (mid-late '90's). Until I saw the movie, I had no idea what Jim Ellis had done, aside from coaching an excellent team that appeared to be more diverse than the others.
BTW, sorry I missed the earlier thread - I don't get here too often these days.
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