YUSRA MARDINI
“The most important thing in my life is swimming. Then speaking and doing things to help refugees. ”
Yusra Mardini fled the Syrian Civil War with her sister in 2015. When the boat smuggling them to Greece with 20 other people began to sink, she and three others swam for 3 hours, pushing and pulling the boat to safety. She competed on the Refugee Olympic Athletes Team in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Further Reading
- "Yusra Mardini." UNHCR (https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/yusra-mardini.html)
Her online presence reflects her continued advocacy for refugees.
- Mardini's website: https://www.yusra-mardini.com/
- Mardini's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mardiniysra/
- Mardini's Twitter: https://twitter.com/yusramardini