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Jim Ellis (swimming coach)
American swim coach
Born | 1947 Pittsburgh, PA[1] |
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Alma mater | Cheyney State Cheyney, PA. |
1966-70 (Estimate) | Cheyney State Swim Team |
Position(s) | freestyle swimming |
1971-2010 | PDR Swim Club Nicetown, PA |
2010-2023 | SAK Aquatics Swim Coach (Krok Aquatics Director) |
National Age Group records M. Norment - U.S. National Team | |
ASCA Hall of Fame President's Award Int. Biography of jim ellis biographySwim. Hall of Fame | |
James Ellis (born 1947) is an American swimcoach who founded the PDR (Philadelphia Department of Recreation, or Pride, Determination, Resilience) swim team just outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as one of the few predominantly Black swim teams largely for intercity youth.
He coached the team from 1971 to 2008, at Nicetown's Marcus Foster Recreation Center outside Philadelphia then moved the team to Nicetown's newly built Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center from 2010-2023