A distinguished coastguard is recruited to prepare the next generation of aspiring search and rescue specialists. He meets his match in the person of a talented and troubled rookie, a high-school swimming champion, who is determined to inherit the instructor's crown. However, throughout the rigorous training the pair forge a strong friendship and settle the struggle for authority. Drama, with Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher and Sela Ward.

A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's 'A' School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.