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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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Jan 17, 2023 · Sarah Mardini, an activist and the sister of Refugee Olympic Team swimmer Yusra Mardini, had charges against her in Greece dismissed by a court last week. Mardini and two dozen other aid workers ...
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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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.
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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. A detail that the film doesn...
The journey of the sisters to Europe is portrayed quite realistically in the movie. The journey, which took 25 days, started with the sisters taking a flight from Damascus via Lebanon to Turkey. Upon reaching Turkey, they got in touch with a smuggler who helped them reach Mytilene, the capital of the Greek island Lesbos. Much like what's shown in t...
Sarah told Vogue that she worried the most about Mustafa, a 6-year-old who was accompanying them. In The Swimmers, this is portrayed in essence with a child shown to be onboard. After more than three hours, they were finally able to touch land when they reached the island of Lesbos. During the journey, the movie also shows that they got in touch wi...
In the film, Yusra is seen promising her father that she will continue to train when she reaches Berlin. In reality, she did keep her promise. Upon discovering about a local swimming club, Wasserfreunde Spandau 04, from an interpreter at the refugee camp, Sarah and Yusra managed to get a tryout for themselves. At the club, they met Sven Spannekrebs...
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Nov 22, 2022 · During Yusra and Sara's journey from Syria to Germany they crossed the Aegean Sea alongside other refugees on an overcrowded dingy. The vessel was so heavy with the amount of people in it that the ...
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Nov 24, 2022 · Sara’s idea worked, and the engine started again. The sisters refused to board the boat, knowing that the weight would ultimately sink it. They swam all night and reached the shore in the morning. It was Sara’s selfless nature and Yusra’s love for her sister that saved many lives.
