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Long Distance Swimmer – Sara Mardini Review: Activist Doc Goes the Distance

by Susan G. Cole
April 30, 2023May 16, 2023
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Long Distance Swimmer - Sara Mardini profiles the athlete and activists who audiences last saw in the Netflix drama The Swimmers.

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