Tripp Avery, who is diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer, coaches a team of 12 men and 8 women hoping to qualify for the mixed masters Dragon Boat national championship. The team members each have their own cancer diagnoses and are looking to defy their prognoses as well as win the competition. But the physical and emotional strain of training soon take a toll, and as the team begins to fall apart, Tripp must question his own motives and methods.