Summary Of Swimming For Her Life

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In the article swimming for her life by Kristin Lewis... there are two girls that just wanna live their dreams but they have to go through challenges and obstacles we should be happy we don’t have to go through the obstacles.their names are Yusra Mardini and her sister Sarah. With these everyday challenges they had to make the risky choose to move.

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