The Big Bad Swim is a
2006 American independent film about a group of adults who enroll in an adult education beginner's swim class. The film takes place in southeastern Connecticut, in towns like
Old Lyme,
New London,
Essex, and
Uncasville. It was
directed by
Ishai Setton. It was released on DVD in North America on July 24th 2007.
Plot
The film is an ensemble comedy-drama that focuses on the group of people, each of whom is afraid of the water, that join an adult swim class. Amy Pierson (
Paget Brewster) is a calculus teacher going through a divorce with her husband, Paul (
Grant Aleksander). Noah Owens (
Jeff Branson) is the teacher of the swim class who is battling depression until he meets Jordan (
Jess Weixler), a beautiful casino dealer/exotic dancer who wants to learn how to swim. Other members in the class include a cop (
Kevin Porter Young), a cocky woman who already knows how to swim (
Liza Lapira), and a married couple (
Todd Susman and
Darla Hill).