DEEP

WATER(PROJECT)
BY-PRIYANSHU KUMAR
CLASS-12/D
ROLL-27
SUMMARY(DEEP WATER)
In the essay, ‘Deep Water’, the author talks about his fear of water and how he
overcame it. He reveals how he had feared it ever since he was three or four years
old and how his father had taken him to a beach in California. He was terrified of
the sheer force of the waves that swept over the beach and knocked him down,
leaving him breathless.
He decided to learn how to swim at the YMCA pool when he was ten or eleven years
of age, and though the sight of the water revived unpleasant memories he was
determined to overcome them and learn to swim. One day, however, while he was
sitting on the side of the pool waiting for others to come, a bigger boy quite
unaware that he did not know how to swim flung him into the deep end of the pool.
What transpired next was nothing short of a nightmare for the author, who made
three vain attempts to rise to the surface of the pool after hitting the bottom, but
each time he came within inches of reaching the surface before he sank to the
bottom again. William Douglas describes how fear immobilized him making his limbs
deaden and unresponsive, till he finally fainted. Finally one October, he decided to
hire the services of an instructor and master swimmer. Initially, the instructor put a
belt around him and the attached rope went through a pulley that ran on an
overhead cable. He held on to the rope and the author went back and forth across
the pool hour after hour, day after day till he began to get back his confidence, In
addition, the instructor made him practice kicking his legs in water by the side of
the pool until he finally learned to relax.
SUMMARY(DEEP WATER)
Though the instructor was satisfied with his progress, he on many an occasion felt
the old fear of water. To test whether he had lost all the vestiges of panic and fear,
the author went up to the Tieton, to Conrad Meadows, up the Conrad Creek Trail to
Mead Glacier, and camped in the high meadows by the side of the Warm Lake. He
dived into it and swam across it and was overjoyed to learn that he had at last
conquered his fear of water.
To the author, this experience was one that represented a brush with death which
in turn produced in him an intense desire to live. It egged him on to fight the fears
that haunted him and paralysed him and made him victorious. This narrative is
indeed a saga of courage, grit, patience and determination and a lesson to us that
any fear can be overcome provided one perseveres.
SAFETY MEASURES TO BE
ADOPTED WHILE SWIMMING
 Look for and read the signs
Read the signs posted in a swimming area and follow the safety information. Signs and
rules are there to protect you and to keep pools clean and germ-free.
 Never swim alone
Use the “buddy system” and take a friend or responsible adult with you who is a strong
swimmer. Make sure you watch out for each other. Even when a lifeguard is around, it
is best to have a “buddy”.
 Play carefully
Wrestling and tumbling in any water body can be very dangerous. You could hit your
head against pool walls, floors or rocks and become unconscious. If this happens and
you do not get help quickly, you could drown.
 Do not drink alcohol
Injuries involving alcohol are a common problem around water bodies, including
private pools, hot tubs, beaches and swimming holes. Alcohol can make accidents
worse because it slows down your reaction time. Alcohol can also put you to sleep.
This is especially dangerous in a hot tub. If you are in or around any water body, do
not drink alcohol.
 Take a first aid course and Wear life jackets/Personal Flotation
Devices (PFDs)
DIFFERENT SWIMMIING STYLES
DIFFERENT SWIMMINFG STYLES
 Stroke
Any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in
swimming or rowing
 Backstroke
A swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her
back
 Butterfly
A swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water
while the feet kick up and down
 Breaststroke
A swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept
back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
 Freestyle/Front crawl
A swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter
kick
GOA(GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES)
Goa is very much similar geographically to the neighboring states of
Maharashtra and Karnataka.Physical geography divides the state into
three geographical divisions.These are mountainous Region formed by
Sahyadri Ranges in the east, Plateau Region in the center and low-lying
river basins and coastal plains.
Having an average elevation of 800 m, Sahyadris Ranges are spread over
an area of 600 sq.km. Some of the major peaks of the ranges include
Sonsagar, Vaguerim , Morlemchogor and Cathlanchimouli. Almost all the
rivers of Goa originate from this region. Central region of Goa has the
plateaus ranging between of 30 m to 100 m are spread in the Central
Region of the state. The rivers of Mandovi and Zuari drain the major
portions of the plains. The rivers with shallower basin include Chapora in
the north and the Sal and the Kushavathi in the south. Having alluvial
flats near the coastal regions, this basins from rich agriculture tracts.
Some other major rivers that drain the state include Baga, Tiracol,
Talpona, Mandovi, Zuari and Galgibagh.
LOCAL GAMES IN GOA
SPORTS PERSONALITIES
 Mahendra Singh Dhoni
One of the highlight of year 2011 was the coronation of Indian One-Day cricket (ODI)
Cricket Team led by its captain cool, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who hails from Ranchi,
Jharkhand. In the last few years, we have seen the meteoric rise of Mahendra Singh
Dhoni, or more popularly known as MSD or Mahi.
 Deepika Kumari
The young ace archer Deepika Kumari caught everyone’s imagination, winning Archery
Medals during the Common Wealth Games held in New Delhi and Asian Games in
Guangzhou, China. In 2011 too, Deepika continued her good run by winning Silver and
Gold medals in the Archery World Cup in Ogden, USA and in the World Youth Archery
Competition in Legnika, Poland, respectively.
 Bruno Coutinho
Coutinho has also been a former Indian football captain. His much-watched career has
spanned nearly a decade-and-half. He first played for India at a school tournament at
Brunei in 1987. Joining the prominent goan team Dempo Sc in 1988, he moved to another
prominent mining-linked Salgaocar team in 1987
 Antao D’Souza
Antao D'Souza (born 17 January 1939) is a Pakistani Canadian former cricketer who
played in six Tests for the Pakistan cricket team, from 1959 to 1962. He was the
second Christian from four Christians to play Test cricket for Pakistan.He was a
medium pace bowler and obdurate tail-end batsman.