Bibliograph

Yusra Mardini, refugee hero and Olympic swimmer, Kelly Spence

Type

Label

Yusra Mardini, refugee hero and Olympic swimmer, Kelly Spence

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Yusra Mardini

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Kelly Spence

Series statement

Remarkable lives revealed

Sub title

refugee hero and Olympic swimmer

Summary

A competitive swimmer in Syria, Yusra Mardini never let go of her Olympic dream, even when civil war made it too difficult to train in her country. In 2016, she was allowed to compete in the Rio Olympics as part of a special team for refugees. This was only months after making a daring crossing of the Mediterranean Sea in a sinking boat that she helped tow to shore. Dozens of lives were saved on the voyage. Still training, Mardini also acts as a spokesperson and educator for the United Nations High Commission on Refugees

Target audience

juvenile

Classification