Ahead of the release of Netflix’s The Swimmers, Stylist caught up with Yusra Mardini, whose incredible journey from Syria to the Rio Olympics we follow in the biopic.
. They reached out a while ago, but at the time I wasn’t interested. I was an athlete at the Olympics and I wanted to enjoy the moment.
It did feel like I was watching my story. My sister and I were like, “We went through a lot.” You don’t wake up everyday and think about what happened three years ago, you think about what’s gonna happen in the future. Obviously you sometimes revisit those memories, but because I talk to the media a lot I never think about it in my private time.
That’s a real place. Unfortunately they can’t get rid of the lifejackets because they’re bad for the environment, so NGOs are using those materials to make phone cases, bracelets and things to bring awareness to what’s happening. It’s incredibly sad to see. I don’t like telling my story, but I know the impact it’s going to make. I want people to understand what’s happening with refugees all around the world, so I’ll tell my story a million times more if it helps just one person. What message do you want people to take away fromI really hope that, first of all, people are able to change their perception of what a refugee is. They have to understand that anyone can be a refugee, not just from war – climate change, too.
My foundation will focus on helping refugees on the education and sport side of things, and I also want a fashion line that contributes to my foundation. I’m excited to work with organisations like the Malala Foundation andRight now, I’m just taking it all in with the movie coming out. I hope this film puts the conversation back on the table and pushes politicians to open the door.
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