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Ronnie West: sportsman with disability

1983 , Potton (Bedfordshire)

Cat no. 102056

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Anglia Television: Interview with Ronnie West who has been picked for the British Olympic Training Squad for swimming. He talks about all of the sports he competes in despite not having any arms due to Thalidomide.

Close-up of Ronnie West’s feet as he runs along the path. Close-up of Ronnie’s face followed by a shot of a shooting target and a bullet hitting it. Shot of Ronnie swimming. Shot of Ronnie standing by the pool followed by him jumping into the pool and swimming towards the camera. Interview outside with Ronnie as he talks about how he got into competitive swimming. Shot of Ronnie swimming in the pool. He explains how he dropped out of swimming for three years and took up go-kart racing. He was then persuaded by his coach to get back into swimming and he has now been picked for the British Olympic Training Squad to go out to the States next year and represent the country. Shot of Ronnie swimming. Shot of Ronnie leaving the house and jogging towards the camera. Shot of Ronnie holding a gun with his feet during shooting practice and aiming it at the target. His coaches give him instructions. Close-up of a woman reloading the gun for him. Interview with Ronnie where he says that he fancies trying out water skiing as he has never seen anyone without arms doing it. He explains the difficulties he would face in trying out the sport but that he has ideas on how to overcome them. He states that he also has a licence for rally driving from the RAC. Close-up of Ronnie shooting. Shot of Ronnie diving into the pool followed by a close-up of Ronnie’s feet as he runs along the path.

Keywords

Athletes; Disability; Disabled People; Olympics; Paralympic Games; Sport; Thalidomide;

Background Information

Ronnie took home silver in both the breast stroke and high jump events in the 1984 Paralympics.

Manifestations

Ronnie West: sportsman with disability

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