BIOGRAPHY OF AN ATHLETE

Yusra Mardini is an athlete, concretely a swimmer, born in Syria and lived there for a
long time, she was born in 1998. She represented the refugee team in the Olympics in
2016 in Rio de Janeiro and in 2020 in Tokyo.
Her life hasn’t been easy because when she was 16 years old escaped from Syria to go
to Germany and fulfill her dream, go to the Olympics. The trip wasn’t easy because she
had to go to various trucks and places that were really expensive and dangerous. The
worst part was the boat from Turkey to Greece, because she had to swim all the way
with her sister. However, after a lot of effort and when they arrived in Germany, they
were really lucky to find Sven, her new trainer, he helped Yusra and Sarah, her sister,
to train and have good sleep. And thanks to him she was able to go to the Olympics.
Nowadays she lives in Norway, and she is training and working for the ACNUR
foundation. As I said she represented the refugee team in Rio and won the butterfly
stroke.
In my opinion, Yusra is a very brave and strong person and a strong woman with a lot
of experience. I liked her history very much because it can inspire.

Yusra Mardini is a swimmer, she comes from Syria in fact she lived there 16 years. She
was born in 1998. She participated in the Olympics of Rio in 2016 and the Olympics of
Tokyo.
when they were young, they escaped from Syria to go to Germany and fulfil their
dream, go to the Olympics. The trip wasn’t easy because they had to go to dangerous
and expensive trucks. The worst part for them was the boat from Turkey to Greece
because the boat broke down and they had to go swimming. After this long trip they
arrived in Germany and there their new trainer helped them to train and sleep better.
As I said, after a long time of training Mardini did it and participated to the Olympics of
Rio.
Nowadays she is living in Norway, and there she trains a lot and she also participates
actively to the ACNUR foundation.
I think Yusra is a good and inspiring character, I think that she has lots of experience in
her young age that can help lots of people.
Yusra Mardini is a professional swimmer, that comes from Syria. She was born in 1998
so she is 24 years old. She has an older sister and a younger sister. She participated in
the Olympics in Tokyo and in Rio with the 100m of the butterfly stroke.
Yusra escaped from Syria when she was 16 with her sister to go to Germany and fulfill
her dream, participate in the Olympics. The trip was very tough because she had to go
to dangerous places. The worst part was the boat, where she had to swim with her
sister all the way from Turkey to Greece. When they finally arrived at Germany, a
trainer named Sven taught her and brought her to the Olympics in Rio.
Nowadays she is in Norway, training and participating actively in the ANUCR
foundation.
I think that Yusra is a very strong woman with a lot of experience that can inspire and
help with her history.