Germany Olympics Syrian Refugee(01 of50)
Open Image ModalSyrian swimmer Yusra Mardini who fled to Germany with her family and who is currently training with a local swimming club attends a joint press conference of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) in Berlin, Germany, Friday, March 18, 2016. The IOC is supporting refugee athletes who could potentially qualify for the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016. One of them is 17 year old Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Olympics - Refugee Olympic Team Swimming Athletes Media Access(02 of50)
Open Image ModalRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 28: Olympic refugee team swimmers Yusra Mardini (L) and Rami Anis dry off after training at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on July 28, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Both swimmers are refugees of war-torn Syria and survived making the dangerous journey from Syria across the Aegean Sea to Greece in boats. The International Olympic Committee will for the first time have a team made up of stateless refugees. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
Olympics - Refugee Olympic Team Swimming Athletes Media Access(03 of50)
Open Image ModalRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 28: Olympic refugee team swimmer Yusra Mardini dries off after training at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on July 28, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mardini is a refugee of war-torn Syria. She survived part of the dangerous journey, from the Turkish coast across the Aegean Sea to Greece, swimming to help ferry an overloaded inflatable dinghy across open waters as most other passengers could not swim. The International Olympic Committee will for the first time have a team made up of stateless refugees. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
Olympics - Refugee Olympic Team Swimming Athletes Media Access(04 of50)
Open Image ModalRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 28: Olympic refugee team swimmers Yusra Mardini (L) and Rami Anis chat while training at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on July 28, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Both swimmers are refugees of war-torn Syria and survived making part of the dangerous journey from the Turkish coast across the Aegean Sea to Greece in boats. The International Olympic Committee will for the first time have a team made up of stateless refugees. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
Rio Olympics Refugee Athletes(05 of50)
Open Image ModalSwimmers on the Olympic refugee team Rami Anis, right, and Yusra Mardini talk after practice at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium ahead of the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 28, 2016. Both athletes made the treacherous journey across the Aegean Sea to Greece on rubber boats to flee war-torn Syria. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Rio Olympics Refugee Athletes(06 of50)
Open Image ModalSwimmers on the Olympic refugee team Rami Anis, right, and Yusra Mardini talk after practice at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium ahead of the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 28, 2016. Both athletes made the treacherous journey across the Aegean Sea to Greece on rubber boats to flee war-torn Syria. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Rio Olympics Refugee Athletes(07 of50)
Open Image ModalOlympic refugee team member Yusra Mardini practices diving at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium ahead of the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 28, 2016. Mardini is one of ten athletes on the first ever refugee team having fled war-torn Syria. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Rio Olympics Refugee Athletes(08 of50)
Open Image ModalOlympic refugee team member Yusra Mardini swims practice laps at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium ahead of the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 28, 2016. Mardini is one of ten athletes on the first ever refugee team having fled war-torn Syria. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Rio Olympics Refugee Athletes(09 of50)
Open Image ModalOlympic refugee team member Yusra Mardini swims practice laps at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium ahead of the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 28, 2016. Mardini is one of ten athletes on the first ever refugee team having fled war-torn Syria. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Rio Olympics Refugee Athletes(10 of50)
Open Image ModalOlympic refugee team member Yusra Mardini swims practice laps at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium ahead of the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 28, 2016. Mardini is one of ten athletes on the first ever refugee team having fled war-torn Syria. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Rio Olympics Refugee Athletes(11 of50)
Open Image ModalOlympic refugee team member Yusra Mardini prepares to swim laps at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium ahead of the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 28, 2016. Mardini is one of ten athletes on the first ever refugee team having fled war-torn Syria. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Olympics - Refugee Olympic Team Swimming Athletes Media Access(12 of50)
Open Image ModalRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 28: Olympic refugee team swimmers Yusra Mardini (L) and Rami Anis pose for a selfie in the competition area after training at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on July 28, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Both swimmers are refugees of war-torn Syria and survived making part of the dangerous journey from the Turkish coast across the Aegean Sea to Greece in boats. The International Olympic Committee will for the first time have a team made up of stateless refugees. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
Rio Olympics Refugee Athletetes(13 of50)
Open Image ModalSwimmers on the Olympic refugee team Rami Anis, right, and Yusra Mardini pose for a selfie after practice at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium ahead of the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 28, 2016. Both athletes made the treacherous journey across the Aegean Sea to Greece on rubber boats to flee war-torn Syria. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Refugee Athlete Yusra Mardini - Press Conference(14 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 18: Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini, a refugee athlete who now trains at German swimming club Wasserfreunde Spandau 04, attends a press conference at Landessportbund Berlin on March 18, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is supporting refugee athletes who could potentially qualify for the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Bongarts/Getty Images) (credit:Boris Streubel via Getty Images)
OLYMPICS-RIO/REFUGEE(15 of50)
Open Image ModalSyrian swimmer Yusra Mardini attends a news conference in Berlin, Germany March 18, 2016. Swimmer Mardini is one of a select group of 43 refugees identified as possible competitors at this summer\'s Rio de Janeiro Olympics as part of an official refugee team, with the Syrian training in Berlin and hoping to make the cut. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (credit:Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters)
Refugee Athlete Yusra Mardini - Press Conference(16 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 18: Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini, a refugee athlete who now trains at German swimming club Wasserfreunde Spandau 04, attends a press conference at Landessportbund Berlin on March 18, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is supporting refugee athletes who could potentially qualify for the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Bongarts/Getty Images) (credit:Boris Streubel via Getty Images)
Syrian Refugee athlete Yusra Mardini press conference in Berlin(17 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 18: Syrian Refugee athlete Yusra Mardini attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany on March 18, 2016. (Photo by Mehmet Kaman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Refugee Athlete Yusra Mardini - Press Conference(18 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 18: Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini, a refugee athlete who now trains at German swimming club Wasserfreunde Spandau 04, attends a press conference at Landessportbund Berlin on March 18, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is supporting refugee athletes who could potentially qualify for the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Bongarts/Getty Images) (credit:Boris Streubel via Getty Images)
Refugee Athlete Yusra Mardini - Press Conference(19 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 18: Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini, a refugee athlete who now trains at German swimming club Wasserfreunde Spandau 04, attends a press conference at Landessportbund Berlin on March 18, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is supporting refugee athletes who could potentially qualify for the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Bongarts/Getty Images) (credit:Boris Streubel via Getty Images)
OLYMPICS-RIO/REFUGEE(20 of50)
Open Image ModalSyrian swimmer Yusra Mardini attends a news conference in Berlin, Germany March 18, 2016. Swimmer Mardini is one of a select group of 43 refugees identified as possible competitors at this summer\'s Rio de Janeiro Olympics as part of an official refugee team, with the Syrian training in Berlin and hoping to make the cut. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (credit:Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters)
OLYMPICS-RIO/REFUGEE(21 of50)
Open Image ModalSyrian swimmer Yusra Mardini poses after a news conference in Berlin, Germany March 18, 2016. Swimmer Mardini is one of a select group of 43 refugees identified as possible competitors at this summer\'s Rio de Janeiro Olympics as part of an official refugee team, with the Syrian training in Berlin and hoping to make the cut. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (credit:Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters)
Refugee Athlete Yusra Mardini - Press Conference(22 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 18: Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini, a refugee athlete who now trains at German swimming club Wasserfreunde Spandau 04, attends a press conference at Landessportbund Berlin on March 18, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is supporting refugee athletes who could potentially qualify for the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Bongarts/Getty Images) (credit:Boris Streubel via Getty Images)
Germany Olympics Syrian Refugee(23 of50)
Open Image ModalSyrian swimmer Yusra Mardini, right, who fled to Germany with her family and who is currently training with a local swimming club, talks to her father Ezzat Mardini, left, during a joint press conference of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) in Berlin, Germany, Friday, March 18, 2016. The IOC is supporting refugee athletes who could potentially qualify for the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016. One of them is 17 year old Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
GERMANY-SYRIA-SPO-SWIMMING-MIGRANTS-photography-swim-refugee(24 of50)
Open Image ModalSyrian swimmer Yusra Mardini (L) and Pere Miro of the International Olympic committee (IOC) speak during a press conference in Berlin on March 18, 2016. \nThe Syrian refugee now living in Berlin aim to qualify of the Rio2016 Olympics as part of a refugee team. / AFP / ODD ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ODD ANDERSEN via Getty Images)
Germany Olympics Syrian Refugee(25 of50)
Open Image ModalPere Miro, right, Deputy Director General of Relations with the Olympic Movement and Director of Olympic Solidarity and NOC Relations, talks to Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini, left, who fled to Germany with her family and who is currently training with a local swimming club during a joint press conference of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) in Berlin, Germany, Friday, March 18, 2016. The IOC is supporting refugee athletes who could potentially qualify for the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016. One of them is 17 year old Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(26 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini of Syria at her \'Sportschule im Olympiapark\' on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(27 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini of Syria at her \'Sportschule im Olympiapark\' on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(28 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini of Syria at her \'Sportschule im Olympiapark\' on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(29 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini of Syria looks on during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(30 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini of Syria during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(31 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini of Syria during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(32 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini of Syria during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(33 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini of Syria during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(34 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini of Syria during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(35 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Coach Sven Spannekrebs of Germany talks to Yusra Mardini of Syria during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(36 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Coach Sven Spannekrebs of Germany talks to Yusra Mardini of Syria during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(37 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Coach Sven Spannekrebs of Germany talks to Yusra Mardini of Syria during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(38 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini of Syria looks on during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(39 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini of Syria during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(40 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini of Syria during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(41 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini of Syria during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(42 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini of Syria during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(43 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini of Syria during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini - Photocall(44 of50)
Open Image ModalBERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 09: Yusra Mardini (L) of Syria talks to team mates during a training session at the Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 training pool Olympiapark Berlin on March 9, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IOC) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein via Getty Images)
Olympics - Previews - Day - 6(45 of50)
Open Image ModalRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 30: Yusra Mardini, a Syrian swimmer, who now represents the team of Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA) speaks to the media at the Olympic Refugee Team Press Conference during the Olympics preview day - 6 at the Barra Olympic Park on July 30, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) (credit:Dean Mouhtaropoulos via Getty Images)
OLYMPICS-RIO/REFUGEES(46 of50)
Open Image Modal2016 Rio Olympics - Refugee Olympic Team News Conference - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 30/07/2016. Syria\'s Yusra Mardini smiles during a news conference. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (credit:Stoyan Nenov / Reuters)
Olympics - Previews - Day - 6(47 of50)
Open Image ModalRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 30: Yusra Mardini, a Syrian swimmer, who now represents the team of Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA) speaks to the media at the Olympic Refugee Team Press Conference during the Olympics preview day - 6 at the Barra Olympic Park on July 30, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) (credit:Dean Mouhtaropoulos via Getty Images)
Olympics - Previews - Day - 6(48 of50)
Open Image ModalRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 30: Yusra Mardini, a Syrian swimmer, who now represents the team of Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA) speaks to the media at the Olympic Refugee Team Press Conference during the Olympics preview day - 6 at the Barra Olympic Park on July 30, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) (credit:Dean Mouhtaropoulos via Getty Images)
Olympics - Previews - Day - 6(49 of50)
Open Image ModalRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 30: Yusra Mardini, a Syrian swimmer, who now represents the team of Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA) speaks to the media at the Olympic Refugee Team Press Conference during the Olympics preview day - 6 at the Barra Olympic Park on July 30, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) (credit:Dean Mouhtaropoulos via Getty Images)
Olympics - Previews - Day - 6(50 of50)
Open Image ModalRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 30: Yusra Mardini, a Syrian swimmer, who now represents the team of Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA) speaks to the media at the Olympic Refugee Team Press Conference during the Olympics preview day - 6 at the Barra Olympic Park on July 30, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) (credit:Dean Mouhtaropoulos via Getty Images)