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When Yusra Mardini was a young girl growing up in Damascus, Syria, her life centered ____ swimming.

Her ____ was a former professional swimmer, and she started learning how to swim from a young age.

When she was nine years old, she was already faster ____ many older swimmers.

It was clear that she had a special ____, and she fell in love with the sport.

She enjoyed watching ____ swimming events with her father, which led her to dream about competing in the Olympics.

She got the chance to represent Syria in an international swimming championship, and it seemed like her Olympic dream might ____ come true.

However, Yusra had no idea that her life would soon be ____ upside down by the horrors of the Syrian civil war, which had broken out in 2011.

Over the next few years, normal ____ like going to school became risky.

Through all of this chaos, she clung to her dream and kept ____.

However, ____ this became dangerous.

One fateful day, a ____ fell in the pool where she was training.

Although it did not explode, this incident was horrifying enough to be a wake-up ____ for Yusra and her sister Sara.

They realized that they ____ no longer stay in their home country, and they made up their minds to flee Syria and go to Germany to avoid the war.

If they reached Europe, the ____ of the family would follow.

The decision was not an easy one, but Yusra ____ that it was her only option if she wanted to pursue her dream and live without fear.

In August, 2015, the sisters began their dangerous ____ by making their way to their first destination, Türkiye.

There, along with 18 other people, including children and babies, they boarded a tiny boat designed for seven ____.

They were heading across the sea towards Greece when ____ struck.

The boat’s engine failed in the middle of the open sea, and the weather rapidly ____ worse.

The heavy boat began to sink, and the panicked, desperate passengers had no ____ but to throw their possessions into the sea.

Yusra ____ heartbroken as she watched people’s treasured belongings disappear under the waves.

____, she had no time to reflect.

She had to take action immediately in order to save herself and the ____ passengers.

She jumped into the water along with Sara and two others, and the ____ of them guided the drifting boat.

They swam for three and a ____ hours until they arrived safely with all the other passengers on the shore of a Greek island.

____, Yusra and Sara had to travel through Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary, and Austria.

They walked great ____, and even though they caught rides in small cars and crowded buses from time to time, they had to cross every border on foot.

No matter ____ exhausted they were, they kept moving.

At the ____ of this overwhelming 25-day journey, they finally made it to Germany and settled at a refugee center in Berlin.

Despite all the hardships and adversities she underwent, Yusra’s passion for swimming ____ left her.

In fact, it was the only thing she ____ do to feel at home in this foreign land.

She decided to ____ up training again, and she started looking for a coach in Berlin who could help her reach her full potential.

She eventually met Sven Spannekrebs at a swimming club ____ the refugee center and asked if he could be her coach.

When he saw her swim, he immediately recognized her outstanding ____ and agreed to do so.

Sven helped Yusra stay ____ and persistent in her efforts to pursue excellence.

Following his instructions, Yusra trained hard ____ and night, hoping her efforts would pay off one day.

Yusra soon received a chance to make her dream a reality ____ she was invited to join the first ever refugee team at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Although it seemed like a great opportunity, ____ was hesitant.

If she joined the refugee team, she ____, people might view her with pity instead of seeing her as a serious athlete.

She almost turned down the invitation, but she decided to accept it after she realized that she could inspire ____ in millions of other refugees facing similar challenges.

At the Games, Yusra competed in both the ____ butterfly and the 100-meter freestyle events.

When she stepped onto the starting blocks, she was determined to pour everything she ____ into the competition.

She came in 41st out of 45 competitors in the butterfly event and 45th out of 46 in the freestyle ____.

Even though she left the Olympics without a medal, she was proud to have made history alongside her ____.

The time on the scoreboard did not ____.

In one interview, when a reporter asked if she ____ make a statement, she remarked,

“I want everyone to stay strong for their goals in ____,

because if ____ have your goals in front of your eyes, you will do everything you can;

and I ____ even if I fail, I will try again. …

I ____ to show everybody that it’s hard to arrive at your dreams, but it’s not impossible.

You can do it; ____ can do it.”