Yusra Mardini fled Syria as a refugee and made it all the way to the Rio 2016 Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics representing the Olympic Refugee team. Now as her and her sister, Sara Mardini's story is turned into a new Netflix Movie, 'The Swimmers' Yusra shares her story on the latest episode of my podcast, Reign with Josh Smith. Listen to the full episode here: [ Ссылка ]

In March 2011 when civil war broke out in Syria, Yusra Mardini had dreams of becoming an Olympic swimmer. But by August 2015 she and her sister, Sara had no choice but to undertake a journey which no one should have to.

Her perilous journey to Europe saw her first flying to Istanbul, then paying human traffickers to take them to Greece, and overland to Germany.

What happened in the sea en route to Greece is the stuff nightmares are made of, but a reality for so many. With 18 people on board, the dingy started to sink and for three hours Yusra and Sara had no option but to swim.

Not only did Yusra make it to Germany, after tracking down a new swimming coach, she represented the refugee team at the 2016 Rio Olympics and later the 2020 Tokyo Olympics:a true testament to human determination. It’s no wonder the sisters' story has now been made into one of the most moving films I have ever seen, 'The Swimmers' which is on Netflix now.

Yusra shares her story today, reflects on her relationship with her sister Sara and shares a powerful message to the policy makers in the UK who are managing the current refugee crisis. Yusra's story is a reminder - especially in our current political climate - that we are all human, and refugees need allyship not prejudice.

I hope you will be inspired by Yusra's story, just as much as I was and I hope you keep on listening and finding the power to Reign in your own lives. If this episode resonates with you please get in touch (follow me across social media @joshsmithhosts), I love hearing from you. Love, Josh xxx

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