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Mardini competed in the 100 metres freestyle and the 100 metres butterfly at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. [12] She won a 100m butterfly heat against four other swimmers, with a time of 1:09.21 and a rank of 41st among 45 entrants, but did not qualify for the semi-finals. [13] [14] [15]
Mardini was 18 years old at the time of the 2016 Olympics. [42] On 6 August, she swam in the first round of the women's 100 meters butterfly and won her heat in a time of 1 minute and 9.21 seconds. [43] However, only the top 16 overall were to advance to the semifinals, [43] and her overall ranking was 40th. [44]
In December 2016, Chen Xinyi was disqualified after failing a drugs test. [ 6 ] Earlier in the semifinals, Sjöström established a new Olympic record time of 55.84 to take the top seed for a historic finale, slicing 0.14 seconds off from the standard held by Vollmer at the previous Games.
Yusra and Sara Mardini saved a boatful of fellow asylum seekers from drowning in the Aegean Sea. ... ever refugee team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. ... profile after she won the opening heat of the ...
Syrian refugees Yusra and Sara Mardini swam 3 hours across the Aegean Sea to save their lives. Yusra went on to compete in the Olympics. Where they are now.
More than 10,000 athletes will compete in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. But few – if any – will have as extraordinary a story as Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini. Yusra Mardini: Olympic athlete ...
50 m butterfly: 30.63 h, † Yusra Mardini Syria 24 July 2021: Olympic Games: Tokyo, Japan [21] 100 m butterfly: 1:05.91 b: Yusra Mardini Syria 9 April 2021: Eindhoven Qualification Meet Eindhoven, Netherlands [22] 200 m butterfly: 200 m individual medley: 2:27.15 h: Inana Soleman Syria 11 February 2024: World Championships: Doha, Qatar [23 ...
The Rio Olympics may be a swansong for Michael Phelps but the American swimming great is showing no signs of going gentle into the night. Michael Phelps ready to reclaim that lost butterfly gold ...