Jim Ellis (sports)

James "Jim" Ellis (born 1948) is an American swim coach and subject of the film "Pride". In 1971 Ellis formed the PDR (Philadelphia Department of Recreation) swim team which was the first African-American swim team and located at the Marcus Foster Recreation Center in Philadelphia.

As of February 2007, Ellis still coaches swimming at the Marcus Foster pool in Nicetown, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood of Philadelphia, and had begun a sabbatical from teaching mathematics at Bodine High School. [ [http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2007/02/15/pride-vs-prejudice Pride vs. Prejudice :: Naked City :: Philadelphia City Paper :: Philadelphia Arts, Restaurants, Music, Movies, Jobs, Classifieds, Blogs ] ]

Ellis' protégés include Michael Norment, the first black swimmer on the U.S. national team. His program at the Marcus Foster pool has sent swimmers to the swimming trials for every U.S. Olympic team since 1992. [ [http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2007-06/2007-06-11-voa32.cfm?CFID=255485064&CFTOKEN=91319958 "Voice of America", June 11, 2007] ]

In May 2007, Jim Ellis received the President's Award from the International Swimming Hall of Fame. [ [http://www.ishof.org/news/jim_ellis.htm ISHOF News/Awards ] ]

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