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BERLIN, 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)

BERLIN, 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)