Which two incidents in the life of William Douglas before he was ten years old created an aversion in his mind to water?

William Douglas’ fear and aversion to water started when he was three or four years old and his father took him to the beach in California. They stood together in the surf. He hung onto his father, yet the waves knocked him down and swept over him. He was buried in water. His breath was gone and he was frightened. His father laughed, but there was terror in his heart at the overpowering force of the waves. Another misadventure took place when he went to the Y.M.C.A pool to learn swimming. A big bully of a boy threw him into the deepest end of the pool. He had a near–death experience which left a deep scar on his mind and he grew an aversion to water.

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