Yusra Mardini is a hopeful for the Rio Olympic Games this year, having fled Damascus only seven months ago. She's also got an incredible life philosophy. Story by Jacob Shamsian and editing by ...

Syrian refugee swimmer Yusra Mardini, who almost drowned at sea fleeing her war-torn country before competing at two Olympics, hopes a new film about her life will help other displaced people.

Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini, whose story inspired the 2022 Netflix film The Swimmers, returned to Syria ten years after she fled the civil war to Europe. While crossing the ...

Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini, actress and activist Sheryl Lee Ralph, and photojournalist Lynsey Addario were among those who were honored at Forbes and Know Your Value’s ...