How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
Society & Culture
S16, Ep3 How To Fail: Yusra Mardini - how a teenage Syrian refugee became an Olympic swimmer against unimaginable odds
2023-01-18
Download
Right click and do "save link as"
I can't find the right words to do enough justice to Yusra Mardini's story. I think it's best that you just listen to the episode. Suffice it to say, she's one of the most impressive people I've ever met. Yusra grew up in Damascus. When war broke out, she and her sister embarked on a perilous journey to Germany to seek asylum. En route, they nearly died when the dinghy they were using to cross the Aegean sea had an engine failure. Yusra and her sister Sara - both competitive swimmers - jumped overboard and helped to pull the boat to safety, saving all 18 people on board.
Yusra went on to compete in the 2016 Olympics, to become the youngest ever UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and to publish a memoir that has now been made into a Netflix movie, The Swimmers.
Listen now to hear Yusra telling her story. It's unbelievably powerful.
--
The Swimmers is available to watch on Netflix
--
Choose Love does amazing work for refugees. If you'd like to donate or learn more, please visit their website here.
--
How To Fail With Elizabeth Day is hosted and produced by Elizabeth Day. To contact us, email howtofailpod@gmail.com
--
Social Media:
Elizabeth Day @elizabday
How To Fail @howtofailpod
Yusra Mardini @yusramardini
view more
Yusra went on to compete in the 2016 Olympics, to become the youngest ever UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and to publish a memoir that has now been made into a Netflix movie, The Swimmers.
Listen now to hear Yusra telling her story. It's unbelievably powerful.
--
The Swimmers is available to watch on Netflix
--
Choose Love does amazing work for refugees. If you'd like to donate or learn more, please visit their website here.
--
How To Fail With Elizabeth Day is hosted and produced by Elizabeth Day. To contact us, email howtofailpod@gmail.com
--
Social Media:
Elizabeth Day @elizabday
How To Fail @howtofailpod
Yusra Mardini @yusramardini
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
More Episodes
S7, Ep4 How to Fail: Tom Kerridge
2020-01-22
2020-01-22
S7, Ep3 How to Fail: Mabel
2020-01-15
2020-01-15
S7, Ep2 How to Fail: Malcolm Gladwell
2020-01-08
2020-01-08
S7, Ep1 How to Fail: Andrew Scott
2020-01-01
2020-01-01
S6, Ep 8 How to Fail: Jane Garvey
2019-11-20
2019-11-20
S6, BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Lemn Sissay
2019-11-12
2019-11-12
S6, Ep7 How to Fail: Fearne Cotton
2019-11-06
2019-11-06
S6, Ep6 How to Fail: George Alagiah
2019-10-30
2019-10-30
S6, Ep5 How to Fail: Shirlie Kemp
2019-10-23
2019-10-23
S6, Ep4 How to Fail: Lisa Taddeo
2019-10-16
2019-10-16
S6, Ep3 How to Fail: Cush Jumbo
2019-10-09
2019-10-09
S6, Ep2 How to Fail: Alain De Botton
2019-10-02
2019-10-02
S6, Ep1 How to Fail: Camilla Thurlow
2019-09-25
2019-09-25
S5, Ep8 How to Fail: Jess Phillips
2019-08-14
2019-08-14
S5, Ep7 How to Fail: Meera Syal
2019-08-07
2019-08-07
S5, Ep6 How to Fail: Samin Nosrat
2019-07-31
2019-07-31
S5, Ep5 How to Fail: Dame Kelly Holmes
2019-07-24
2019-07-24
S5, Ep4 How to Fail: Francesca Segal
2019-07-17
2019-07-17
S5, Ep3 How to Fail: Emeli Sandé
2019-07-10
2019-07-10
Get this podcast on your
phone, FREE
