The vast majority of the team's swimmers in Gaza had never left the territory or competed in a regulation-size pool, striving against all odds to reach the Olympics amidst violence and restrictions.
Two swimmers from the team have died, one shot in the neck and the other killed in a bombing, with others displaced or fleeing the Strip, reflecting the hardships faced by Gaza's inhabitants.
Swimming served as an escape and source of freedom for the athletes, with one swimmer expressing how it energizes him physically and mentally, fueling dreams of representing Palestine in international competitions.
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