Yusra Mardini and her elder sister fled the Syrian war and set off on a perilous journey to find safety in Europe. In summer 2015, they travelled through Lebanon to Turkey before departing for Greece in an overcrowded dinghy. Fifteen minutes into the sea crossing, the boat’s engine failed. As a professional swimmer, Yusra was…
Kim Chambers is a record-setting marathon open water swimmer from New Zealand living in the San Francisco Bay area. A former ballerina, and rower at UC Berkeley, Kim discovered swimming just six years ago to rehabilitate a life-threatening leg injury.
Missy Franklin is a Canadian-American competition swimmer. In her Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics at age 17, she won a total of five medals, four of which were gold. Holding dual American and Canadian citizenship, she chose to compete for the U.S. national swim team.
