Holden Smith is a freshman at Terre Haute South High School.

He plays on the junior varsity basketball team and is described as a good kid.

Now, he's being called a hero.

In November, Holden and his family were at the Holiday Inn hotel visiting relatives. When Holden and his parents went down to the pool, they got the feeling that something was wrong.

"The little girl was up on the steps of the pool and she was screaming for her brother's attention and he wasn't answering her," said Smith.

Once Holden realized the child was in trouble, he jumped over the security fence and into the pool. He pulled the child's body out of the water and that's when they began to administer CPR.

Eventually, the boy was revived and is now doing fine.

That wouldn't be true if Holden had not acted when he did.

He said he didn't have to think about jumping in. Holden’s coach says he is very proud of his athlete.

"He's a very dedicated kid. He comes in all summer, all spring, does a ton of shooting. We've been proud of him in that respect. For the way he conducts himself in school and on the court, but we're even more proud of him. What he's done in a heroic fashion by saving the little boy at the Holiday Inn.”

Holden received a civilian service award but takes pride in another award his was given. He said, "One of the fire fighters came up to me and actually gave me his Unit Citation Metal. He told me I deserved it more then he did."