2008 American Pride Film Winner: SWIM
As a Pararescueman in Iraq, David Broyles’s job was to save lives and help
those in need, and after leaving the military in 2005, he wanted to continue that mission. He soon found Salute America’s Heroes, a charity that provides assistance to severely wounded and disabled veterans. To raise funds and awareness for their needs through this charity, he wanted a tough challenge in their honor. David soon discovered that fewer Americans had swum across the Strait of Gibraltar than had reached the top of Mount Everest.
The Strait of Gibraltar is 12 miles across and the busiest shipping channel in the world. Besides boats, swimmers face cold water, rough currents, strong winds, and sharks. David and his teammate Rush Vann will spend six months fundraising and preparing for the Strait. Along the way, they’ll swim more than 280 training miles, meet disabled veterans like Joe Washam and Kenny Adams, and face physical and mental obstacles that threaten to sink the swim before it even begins.
Chantz Hoover
Co-Director; Coproducer
Matt Cook
Executive Producer,; Co-Director; Coproducer
Runtime: 00 hr : 46 min
