Yusra Mardini — The Swimmers Character Profile

About Yusra Mardini

Teenage Syrian refugee protagonist who swims alongside her sister to lighten a sinking dinghy, saving 18 refugees. Her journey leads her to compete for the Refugee Olympic Team at Rio 2016.

Yusra Mardini — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Nathalie Issa

Appears in

The Swimmers (2022)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Yusra Mardini — Family Sister — Sarah Mardini (Manal Issa)

  Biological sisters who flee Syria together.

• Yusra Mardini — Alliance Lifesaver — Refugee (Sue King-Spear)

  Yusra actively saves refugees by swimming to stabilize their boat.

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• Ezzat Mardini (Ali Suliman)
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• Viktor (Roderick Hill)
• Fadi (Mudar Abbara)
• Diana (Bridgitta Roy)
• Refugee (Ekran Mustafa)
• Bilal (Elmi Rashid Elmi)
• Olympic Coach (Alfredo Tavares)
• Gustaf (Giorgio Spiegelfeld)