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Yusra Mardini

August 8, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Yusra Mardini

Olympic Swimmer Who Swam Three Hours Pushing a Boat of Other Syrian Refugees to Safety

A dinghy, built for six but holding twenty refugees, broke down in the Aegean Sea. Mardini, her sister Sarah, and two others jumped out and swam for three hours, pushing the boat all the way to Lesbos.

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