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Yusra Mardini is a Syrian swimmer who is now living in Berlin, Germany. She is on the Refugee Olympics Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

While escaping the violence in Syria her boat broke down, and she and another girl got into the water and pushed their boat to safety with their swimming ability.

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