Summary Of Swimming For Her Life By Kristin Lewis

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In the article “Swimming for Her Life” by Kristin Lewis the main character is Yusra and Syria (her sister). She loved swimming, she has a dream to be the Olympics, and she will never accept fait. They had to flee because they were attacked and knew if they stayed they might get attacked again. The main character problem that she face trying to flee was that the motor stop and her and her sister had to push the boat for 3.5 hours saving 18 lives, and they had to be careful for the authorities. What happened to the main character is that 20 minutes in the ride the motor stopped and they had to jump in the cold water and push the boat for 3.5 hours muscles were aching. They survived by swimming and pushing the boat and saved 18 lives. One of the

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