Palestinian-American Swimmer Valerie Tarazi On Gaza: ‘I Swim To Compete, They Swim To Survive’ | Middle East Eye

“While I prepare to swim in Paris, I’m racing to compete. I watch the news and I see people swimming to receive packages from the sea.”

Valerie Tarazi, an American-Palestinian swimmer set to compete in the Paris Olympics, highlighted the plight of Palestinians in Gaza at a send-off ceremony for the Palestinian Olympic delegation in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday.

The State of Palestine will be represented by eight athletes at the Paris Olympics and two at the Paralympics.