Yusra and her elder sister fled the Syrian war and set off on a perilous journey to find safety in Europe. In summer 2015 they traveled through Lebanon to Turkey before departing for Greece in an overcrowded dinghy.
Yusra her sister and two others jumped into the waves and swam for three and a half hours in open water to stop their dinghy capsizing.
Saving the lives of 20 people.
Yusra competed at the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016. Yusra was achieving great things.
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Monday, 23 December 2019
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