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      • The conditions in Syria were quite similar (or probably worse) by 2015 when the decision was taken by the Mardinis to send Yusra and Sarah to Europe along with two of their cousins. It can be said though that The Swimmers did leave a few details about the conditions under which Yusra and Sarah were sent away from Syria.
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  2. Nov 26, 2022 · The conditions in Syria were quite similar (or probably worse) by 2015 when the decision was taken by the Mardinis to send Yusra and Sarah to Europe along with two of their cousins.

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  3. Nov 23, 2022 · 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 family as refugees, a...

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  4. Nov 23, 2022 · Based on Yusra's autobiography Butterfly, The Swimmers is an authentic portrayal of her crossing to Europe, including the moment Yusra and Sara jumped out of an overcrowded, sinking dinghy...

  5. Jan 19, 2023 · The sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini fled Syria as refugees in 2015. While crossing the Aegean Sea, their dinghy's engine broke. Along with two others who could swim, they saved the lives of those on board by swimming alongside the dinghy.

  6. Nov 10, 2022 · Sara and Yusra got into the water with two others that could swim, and together pushed the boat to safety in Lesbos, Greece, over a gruelling period of three hours. From there, the Mardinis travelled through Europe to Germany, where she settled in September 2015, and were eventually joined by their parents.

  7. Nov 25, 2022 · In August 2015 they fled for Germany, two of the 1.3 million taking a perilous journey to Europe in what would be the highest year for asylum requests since the Second World War.

  8. Oct 13, 2024 · At only 17, YUSRA MARDINI left her war-torn home of Damascus to begin a treacherous journey to Europe with her sister, Sara. Just over a year later, she was competing at the Olympic Games for the Refugee team.

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