Refugee to Olympian - swimmer Yusra Mardini's incredible journey as she targets Tokyo 2020

Name: Refugee to Olympian - swimmer Yusra Mardini's incredible journey as she targets Tokyo 2020
Uploaded: 2017-11-08T12:36:26.000Z
Duration: 2 min 24 s
Description: Yusra Mardini represented Team Refugee as a swimmer at the Rio Olympics in 2016, less than a year beforehand she had fled war-torn Syria and made the 25-day journey to Europe.

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Yusra Mardini represented Team Refugee as a swimmer at the Rio Olympics in 2016, less than a year beforehand she had fled war-torn Syria and made the 25-day journey to Europe.

During the sea crossing from Turkey to Lesbos her dinghy got into trouble and Mardini and others jumped into the open water to help guide the boat to safety.

Swimming

8 November 2017