On the tour of France, the sight of the Mediterranean Sea 1_____ me of last summer when I, as a good swimmer, had 2_____from the highest diving board at a pool and, as a result, hit the water with an impact so incredible that I 3 ____________. From then on, my fear of water refused to 4_____. In the 5_____ of my painful memory, however, I heard shouting in French and saw a 6_____ of people running into the sea with their clothes on. I realized the 7 _____ with horror — rough waves were 8_____ dragging a boy out to the sea. But despite the rescuers ’ great effort, they made little progress in reaching the 9_____ boy . 10 _____ the situation, I found it was the quickest access to the boy to go out on the jetty. I raced down the beach but when hit with water at the 11_____ of the jetty, I 12_____ around , convinced that someone else would save the boy . To my 13_____, no one was there . Seen from there, the boy was being 14_____ by 15_____ waves . Without any more delay, I threw myself into the water. I reached the boy in time to have him 16 ____________ . After overcoming the 17 ____________ through swimming 18_____ first and then 19_____ to rest, we slowly made our way to safety. And the moment my hand hit the jetty, nothing signified my 20_____ as much as just letting myself go in the water.