MOST OLYMPIANS SWIM FOR A MEDAL,…

In 2015, a small dinghy meant for seven individuals was struggling in the midst of the Aegean Sea.

There had been 20 refugees on board, and when the motor failed, the boat started to tackle water.

Most of the individuals on board couldn’t swim.

They had been stranded, terrified, and sinking at nighttime.

Without hesitation, Yusra, her sister Sara, and two others jumped into the freezing water!

They didn’t simply keep afloat; they spent the following three and a half hours swimming, pushing, and stabilizing that failing boat till they reached the shores of Lesbos.

They weren’t combating for a document or a podium; they had been combating in opposition to the waves to verify 20 human beings did not drown.

Just one 12 months later, Yusra was competing on the Rio 2016 Olympics as a part of the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team.

It’s simple to have a look at headlines about “refugees” and see a statistic or a “threat.”

But tales like Yusra’s remind us that these are individuals with unimaginable resilience and a will to outlive that’s nothing in need of heroic.