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Birth
Yusra Mardini was born in Damasco,Syria -
Start sports
She started practicing freestyle swimming when she was 13 years old -
Escape
When she was 13 years old she ran away from Syria with her sisters, a cousin and other refugees. They travelled all over east Europe, Turkey, Greece, Italy and finally Germany. -
New team
She was selected to join a new swimming international refugees team -
Olympics
She participated to the Olympics 100 metres butterfly in the Olympic refugees team -
Today
Today she lives in Germany
