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  1. Nov 23, 2022 · The Swimmers follows Yusra, Sara and Nizar as they finally reach Germany after 25 days and throughout their long and frustrating stay in the refugee accommodation (a "heim") in Berlin. We begin to ...

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    • Isabella Silvers
  2. Jul 11, 2024 · Buy the book. After fleeing her native Syria to the Turkish coast in 2015, Yusra Mardini boarded a small dinghy full of refugees headed for Greece. On the journey, the boat's engine cut out and it started to sink. Yusra, her sister, and two others took to the water to push the overcrowded boat for three and a half hours in open water, saving ...

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  3. Jan 11, 2023 · Polina Pompliano. Jan 11, 2023. Swimming saved the Mardini sisters’ lives — literally and figuratively. As they fled war-torn Syria, Yusra and Sara Mardini found themselves in a small, rubber dinghy in hopes of crossing the Aegean Sea to safety. Fifteen minutes into their journey, the motor suddenly stalled.

  4. Dec 1, 2022 · Related Story. Female entrepreneurship in refugee communities; They travelled to Turkey, where they boarded a small dinghy with 18 other people, but mid-crossing the engine on the boat faltered ...

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  5. Nov 23, 2022 · TV & Film Reporter (SEO) In 2015, Yusra and Sara Mardini left their home country of Syria, which was being torn apart by war, in a bid to reach Europe and get safe passage for the rest of their ...

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    • Roxy Simons
  6. Nov 26, 2022 · About 20 minutes into the journey, the overcrowded dinghy's engine broke down. As seen in the Netflix movie, Sarah was the first one to jump into the water followed by Yusra.

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  8. Nov 24, 2022 · With no assistance, the refugees were about to sink into the sea. Sara decided that they needed to reduce the weight on the boat, and she was determined to swim her way to Greece. Sara jumped into the sea, and Yusra followed; she could not allow her sister to risk her life alone. Sara’s idea worked, and the engine started again.

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