Video: ‘I nearly drowned, now I dream of Olympic glory’

A Syrian refugee has stunned swimming experts by learning how to swim in just 12 months and is now training for the 2020 Olympics.

By ITPMon 4 Mar 2019Wed 6 Oct 2021

Eid Aljazairli, who is 24 years old, nearly drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe in 2016.

Now he is living with a British family and training at the London Aquatics Centre, as he tries to win a place on the Refugee Olympic Team.

(Source: BBC News YouTube channel)

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