Question

How did william douglas tried to save himself from drowning in tha ymca pool?

Answer 1

After being tossed into the water William landed in a sitting position. He swallowed water and went at once to the bottom of the pool. As he was not completely out of his wits, he thought of making a big jump once his feet would hit the bottom and come to the surface. When he would reach the surface of the water he would lie flat and then paddle to the edge of the pool. But, by the time his feet hit the bottom his lungs were ready to burst and the depth of nine feet felt like ninety feet to him. When he attempted to make the great spring upwards and float like a cork on the surface, he found that he was going up rather slowly. When he opened his eyes he could see nothing but water. The water was of dirty yellow colour. He panicked and reached out as if to grab a rope but he found only water everywhere. He was suffocated and he failed to scream for help. He swallowed more water and he failed to bring his legs up which felt like dead weights, paralysed and rigid. He lungs ached, his head throbbed and he felt dizzy. Even when he was drowning he remembered the strategy of making the big leap upwards. However, it made no difference when he made the jump after reaching the bottom. Terror in the form of a mass of yellow water gripped him and he could hardly move his arms and legs. He then suddenly felt as if he could see light and that he was coming out of the yellow wate