>When I was a little girl I {used to go to the seaside} with my parents.
Every day
>we {would go swimming and sunbathing}. I couldn't swim, {so} my father
>decided to {teach} me. I was very happy because I {got my very} own lifebelt.
>One day I wanted to try swimming without the lifebelt. The sea was
>cold but very calm. My first time was good. I {had been swimming} all day when
>some very large waves {appeared unexpectedly}. I {began to go down} {but lickily} I {managed to call}
>for help. My father swam {up} to me but the waves were {getting} stronger and
>bigger.
>At some {point} I disappeared {in} the {sea} and I couldn't {reach the} surface. I
>was terrified. The water {had got into} my ears. I didn't see {anything} and
>I {had drunk} a lot of water.
>Suddenly I {could feel} somebody {pulling me} out. It was my father.
>He helped me to {swim} to the seashore.
>I don't remember that accident because it was terrible {}. {Ever since I am scared of} swimming {in the sea whenever there are waves around}.