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Olympian Ron West Eyes Olympic Breaststroke Gold
Ron West, a 25 year old Olympic medalist from Stevenage England, holds the world record in breast stroke and a silver in high jump. He is a self made athlete born without arms due to Thalidomide exposure in late 1950s Britain. He pursues the 1988 Seoul games for physically different people, lectures schoolchildren, and balances college life at Slippery Rock with media interest.
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