Atiba Wade Finds Perfect Fit as Stunt Performer in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
“If I had known this career path was available after graduating from college, I would have definitely gone into this line of work,” Atiba Wade told SwimSwam.
Jim Ellis, The Only Swim Coach With A Hollywood Film Produced About His Life
Coach Jim Ellis formed PDR in 1971, the first African-American swim team in the US. In 2007 Ellis’ career was the subject of the feature film PRIDE.
Jim Ellis, The Only Swim Coach With A Hollywood Film Produced About His Life
Jim Ellis is a star swimming coach, one with history that netted a feature film. If you haven’t seen his film PRIDE, find it on Amazon and dive in.
Practice + Pancakes: Legendary Jim Ellis Takes Us Through a Workout with PDR
Ellis along with Tracy Freeland, a PDR alum who now coaches, ran this Thursday pm workout that had a heavy emphasis on body position and technique
CSCAA Announces Blue Ribbon Panel for Centennial Celebration
Gregg Troy, Mike Bottom and Teri McKeever are among the current and former college swim coaches to be selected to the CSCAA Centennial Blue Ribbon Panel.
SwimSwam Podcast: Trevor Freeland on Pride Movie, Swimming as a Black Man
Freeland was a member of the famed PDR Swim Team of Philadelphia coached by Jim Ellis in the 1980s that was immortalized in the Lionsgate film Pride.
US National Team member Danielle Strader pursues new challenge in the pool
Danielle Strader-Bordi: “I’ve been there and have experiences at almost all levels of swimming, even at some of the highest levels. I can relate to the athletes and I know how a suit should fit and how the goggles should feel.”
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