From fleeing war to the Olympics - the true story behind new Netflix film 'The Swimmers' | ITV News

A tale of triumph over adversity always makes for a good movie plot, doesn't it? When it is a true-life story, well so much the better.

'The Swimmers' recounts the relationship between two Syrian sisters who share a love of, you guessed it, swimming.

They leave their war-ravaged home country saving others along the way, only for one to compete in the Rio Olympics in 2016.

We met that sister, Yusra Mardini, as she met the actor who plays her onscreen, Nathalie Issa.

ITV News Entertainment Reporter Rishi Davda also spoke to Yusra's real-life coach Sven Spannekrebs and the man who takes on his role in the film, Matthias Schweighofer.

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