Why did douglas choose ymca pool to learn swimming?
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Answer :
In the short story 'Deep Water,' Douglas chose the Y.M.C.A pool to learn swimming because it was much safer as compared to the Yakima River in which many people had drowned. It had a shallow end that was only two or three feet deep was thus suitable for him to learn swimming.
The following lines from the story provide the answer :
'I had decided to learn to swim. There was a pool at the Y.M.C.A. in Yakima that offered exactly the opportunity. The Yakima River was treacherous. Mother continually warned against it, and kept fresh in my mind the details of each drowning in the river. But the Y.M.C.A. pool was safe. It was only two or three feet deep at the shallow end; and while it was nine feet deep at the other, the drop was gradual.'
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Explanation:
In the story Deep Water,the pool was safe to learn swimming for beginners,it had a shallow side, gradually sloping downwards.It was less treacherous than Yakima river.