DEEP WATER

               –William Douglas

Douglas decides to learn swimming amidst fears

When Douglas was about ten or eleven years of age he decided to learn swimming at a pool at the Y.M.C.A. in Yakima.  While the Yakima River was considered dangerous for swimming, the pool was safe.  The pool had a gradual slope with just a two or three feet depth at the shallow end and nine feet at the other. Equipped wi…