Class 12 · English
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William Douglas
The narrator who recounts his childhood terror and its conquest.
Y.M.C.A. pool
The Yakima pool where Douglas was thrown into the deep end.
Misadventure
The near-drowning that planted his fear of water.
The instructor
The teacher who methodically built Douglas into a swimmer.
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