Special to the AFRO
A documentary debuting April 15 at Morgan State University (MSU) will spotlight the school’s historic swim program, telling the story of a team whose championship success and legacy are not widely known.
The film, “Against the Tide: The Story of the Morgan State Swimming Program,” is being produced by Morgan Legacy Swimmers, a group of former MSU swimmers and divers working to preserve the legacy of one of the school’s most successful athletic programs. From 1952 to 1976, the swimming and diving program won eight combined Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) championships. For those behind the project, the team’s success made clear that its story could no longer go untold.
“The history of it just grabbed me, and as I began to look at it, I said, ‘Man, we need to talk about this. We need to celebrate this,’” said David Thomas, co-chairperson of Morgan Legacy Swimmers and a member of Morgan State’s 1972 swim team…