nothing, she never spoke to me about swimming at all. in fact, she lied about the fact that she was a swimmer to the neighbours that she lived with. you know, she was challenged, you know, you re mercedes gleitze, aren t you? she would deny who she was? it s laughable because it s obvious who she was, but she denied who she was because she didn t want that life any more. now, her life and the story of her repeated attempts to prove she really had 5wum the channel has been turned into a film. kirsten callaghan has spent three years training and swimming the swims. sometimes, if i lost my nerve, i would have to say, what would mercedes do, what would mercedes do? because she always stayed calm. itjust made me appreciate mercedes more for what she did, and how brave she was, to do it, and to do it alone. yes, she did it all on her own. a secretary who swam in her spare time and used herfame to raise money to build housing for the homeless. finally receiving a little of the recognition
we ll check back in with you. thank you. thank you, it was my pleasure. sandra: heartbreaking video she s bringing to us but example of somebody who did not flee, felt she needed to tell the real story of what was happening on the ground there. john: it is extraordinary the number of brave people we are introduced to here in ukraine and people who want to stay there with their country, whether it sinks or swims, and you really have to appreciate that bravery. united nations reported 10 million ukrainians have fled or displaced from their homes, nearly one in four in the nation, with the population topping 40 million. sandra: the flow of families escaping to the ukraine s western neighbors have them scrambling to keep up. among them hungary, alex hogan has the latest from the border, hello. hi, john and sandra. so, one in four people in ukraine are now displaced so
Jiya Rai, an Indian para-swimmer suffering from autism, has set a new record by crossing the Bakjala Junction in 13 hours from Sri Lanka s Thalaimannar to Arichalmunai in Dhanushkodi on Sunday.