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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 10: Yusra Mardini of the Refugee Olympic Team competes in the Women's 100m Freestyle Heats on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 10, 2016 in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 10:  Yusra Mardini of the Refugee Olympic Team competes in the Women's 100m Freestyle Heats on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 10, 2016 in Rio de Janerio, Brazil.  (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)