At the age of 8, Vaselinetjie is taken away by the Welfare and send to the orphanage. It's a strange, hard, dangerous world of rebel children, fierce house mothers,friends, first loves and where she finally finds true self-acceptance.
The club belongs to Gys Swarts, whose sons Rossouw and Jacques are involved in the family enterprise. Gys's grandchildren Karla and Johan also swim for the club, bringing the demands of training and competition directly into the family circle. Can Gys keep ownership, family expectation and sporting ambition from pulling the club in different directions?