Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph Mardini Yusra
Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph Mardini Yusra Butterfly is the inspiring story of how one woman saved fellow refugees from drowning--and how she went on to…
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Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph Mardini Yusra
Butterfly is the inspiring story of how one woman saved fellow refugees from drowning--and how she went on to become an Olympic swimmer.When young Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini realized her boat's engine shut down as she was traveling from Syria to Greece with other refugees, there was no hesitation: she dove into the water. Between the waves, her elder sister Sarah screamed at her to get back on the boat. Surfacing, she heard desperate prayers and sobbing from the passengers in the sinking boat above her.
She was not going to let Sarah do this alone. But Mardini was determined. Grabbing the rope with one hand, she began kicking up the black water, inching the boat towards the distant shore.This bold act of bravery saved the lives of a boatload of refugees heading to Turkey from Syria.
After her arrival in Greece, Mardini, focused and undeterred, worked toward