Although Grandpa Kalle is willing to teach his granddaughter Luise how to swim, this project is not crowned with particular success. The problem: Grandpa Kalle doesn't know how to swim! However, he does not want to admit this to himself, but especially not to others. But when Claire, hated neighbor who also happens to be the lifeguard at the same time, discovers this, she can’t let go of this fact and before she knows it, she teaches an entire pensioners club on how to swim.
Rainer Appel
Joana Ehlert
Elena Packhäuser
Although Grandpa Kalle is willing to teach his granddaughter Luise how to swim, this project is not crowned with particular success. The problem: Grandpa Kalle doesn't know how to swim! However, he does not want to admit this to himself, but especially not to others. But when Claire, hated neighbor who also happens to be the lifeguard at the same time, discovers this, she can’t let go of this fact and before she knows it, she teaches an entire pensioners club on how to swim.
Coach Jim Ellis shocks the community and changes lives when, aided by a local janitor, he sets out to form Philadelphia's first black swim team. But the odds are against them as they battle rigid rules, racism and more.
After a suicide attempt, Lane has moved into her country house to recuperate. Her best friend, Stephanie, has come to join her for the summer. Lane's mother, Diane, has recently arrived with her husband Lloyd, Lane's stepfather. Lane is close to two neighbors: Peter, and Howard. Howard is in love with Lane, Lane is in love with Peter, and Peter is in love with Stephanie.
The story of two brothers, Tom and Jake, and their problematic relationship.
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.
Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.
West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition.
Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying young goatherd Peter. Grandpa refuses to send her to school in the city, but aunt Detie returns and forces him to give in. She's sent to a posh lady in Frankfurt, where she'll be a companion for crippled daughter Clara after school hours.
Two brothers start a sportswear company in the 1920s, hoping to make the best shoes in the world. Their relationship deteriorates until they become bitter rivals.