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Jul 29, 2015 · Jim Ellis has made competitive swimming an option for inner city youth. ... At the 1990 Junior Nationals- three of Ellis’ swimmers had times among the top six nationally; eight others ranked ...
2007 Ellis biographical film, Pride opens. In 2007, the feature film Pride was released, which portrays Jim Ellis and his struggles to establish the PDR team. The film was noted for having received an outstanding performance from lead actor Terrence Howard who played Ellis, but took criticizm for its overuse of clichés typical of both sports ...
Black Kids Swim Interviews Swim Legend Jim Ellis. In 1971, Jim Ellis founded an African-American swim team called PDR. The initials stood for both Philadelphia Department of Recreation, and also Pride Determination Resilience. His story is chronicled in the feature film ‘Pride.’. In 2007, Jim Ellis received the Presidential Honor Award from ...
Set in the 1970s, PRIDE follows competitive swimmer-turned-coach Jim Ellis after he's turned down for a coaching job at an all-white academy in the affluent Philadelphia suburbs. Jobless, he takes a temporary gig cleaning up a Philly rec center that's scheduled to close. When he uncovers and refills the pool -- much to the amusement of center ...
Feb 12, 2024 · ISHOF Celebrate Black History Month ~ A Tribute to Coach Jim Ellis. February 12, 2024. By Meg Keller-Marvin. Jim Ellis’ story is testimony to the power of dreams and their ability to inspire and transform human life. His story is the subject of the 2007 film, PRIDE, starring Terrence Howard and Bernie Mac. Ellis was born in 1947 in Pittsburgh ...
Jim has achieved several accolades and awards, including being named one of USA Swimming's 30 for 30 as one of the 30 most influential people in the sport of swimming for the last 30 years. Additionally, the movie Pride starring Terrence Howard was produced based on Jim's life as the head coach of PDR.
Nov 8, 2017 · Abstract. This chapter takes up Sunu Gonera’s Pride (2007), a biopic about the life of Jim Ellis, a competitive swim coach who eventually produced the first black swimmers for the US Olympic Team. It discusses the film’s favorable portrayal of Ellis within the history of racially segregated swimming, and the exploitation of African swimming ...
