David Butler - Ray Hutton

Ray Hutton - Swimming Instructor

EAMONN:

81. 2 SO FAR AS SCHOOL GOES, YOU`RE SOON ONE OF THE GANG - WHICH IS THE WAY YOU`RE DETERMINED THINGS ARE GOING TO BE.

SUBJECT

82. 3 NOWADAYS, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU`RE A VERY INDUSTRIOUS WORKER FOR A BIG SCHOOL PROJECT - THE BUILDING OF A SWIMMING POOL

BUTLER.

83. 2 IN THE SUMMER OF 1958 YOU ARE INVITED TO A CRIPPLE CAMP BUT YOU`VE PLANS OF YOUR OWN. YOU`RE HEADED FOR A HOLIDAY CAMP AND SWIMMING INSTRUCTION IN THE CAMP`S POOL.

83.3 AT THE END OF A FORTNIGHT YOU`VE MASTERED A ROUGH BREAST STROKE BUT THAT`S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU. BACK HOME AGAIN YOUR FIRST CALL IS AT THE WATFORD SWIMMING BATHS, AND YOU STUMP INTO THE OFFICE IN A VERY BUSINESS-LIKE FASHION.

RAY HUTTON (O.S.) O.S.MIC.

ZOOM TO CU DAVID WAS QUITE PLAIN ABOUT IT. HE WANTED ME TO TEACH HIM EVERY STROKE IN THE BOOK.

EAMONN:

(On 3) YOU HAVEN`T TIRED HIM OUT YET, DAVID. YOUR INSTRUCTOR AT WATFORD BATHS, MR. RAY HUTTON.

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ENTRANCE RAY HUTTON ENTRANCE AND GREETING

87 1 EAMONN: 3/sh as:

DID DAVID PRESENT YOU WITH ANY SPECIAL PROBLEMS MR. HUTTON?

HUTTON SITS

MR. HUTTON:

88 2 WELL, YES HE DID AT FIRST BECAUSE, YOU SEE, WITHOUT HIS ARTIFICIAL LEGS HIS WEIGHT WAS UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED IN THE WATER AND ONE ARM BEING SHORTER THAN THE OTHER HE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY ON THE TURNS.

89 4 EAMONN:

STILL: BUT NOT ENOUGH DIFFICULTY TO STOP DAVID BUTLER? (DAVID BUTLER SWIMMING)

RAY HUTTON:

90 2 CERTAINLY NOT! I HAD TO TELL HIM THAT I HAD NO EXPERIENCE IN THE SPECIAL TECHNIQUES THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR DISABLED SWIMMERS BUT HE WAS SO DETERMINED THAT I GAVE IN AND TOLD HIM WE WOULD WORK IT OUT BETWEEN US.

EAMONN:

91 3 AND I BELIEVE THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD?

MCU SUBJECT

RAY HUTTON:

92 2 WELL, THERE WAS ENDLESS PRACTICE AND A LOT ON TRIAL AND ERROR BUT NOW DAVID`S MASTERED THE LOT, THE BREAST STROKE, FRONT CRAWL, BACK CRAWL. IN FACT HE WON SEVERAL SWIMMING CERTIFICATES.

EAMONN:

93. 3 AND, AS YOU`VE TOLD US, HE PLAYS WATER POLO AS WELL. BUT I BELIEVE THERE`S ONE ACHIEVEMENT THAT IMPRESSED YOU MOST OF ALL?

RAY HUTTON:

94 4 YES. ONE DAY DAVID WALKED UP TO ME AND ASKED IF HE COULD DIVE FROM THE TOP BOARD. OF COURSE I TURNED HIM DOWN STRAIGHT AWAY, BUT BEING DAVID, HE WOULDN`T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER AND HE KEPT ON AT ME SO LONG THAT FINALLY I GAVE HIM PERMISSION.

EAMONN:

95 3 AND WHAT WAS THE RESULT?

MCU SUBJECT

RAY HUTTON:

96 2 HE WENT UP THE WHOLE FLIGHT ON STEPS WITHOUT ANY HELP AT ALL AND HE PULLED OFF A WONDERFUL DIVE. NOT ONE BOY IN A HUNDRED HAS GOT THE COURAGE TO DO THAT.

EAMONN:

97 1 THANK YOU, RAY HUTTON.

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