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AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 15: Mecca Laalaa, a Surf Life Saver volunteer lifeguard, center, poses for a photograph in her burqini with other Surf Life Savers at North Cronulla beach in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 4, 2007. Aheda Zanetti says she wants Muslim women wearing Islamic-style swimwear to be a regular sight on Australian beaches -- and in elite sporting contests worldwide. (Photo by Jack Atley/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 15:  Mecca Laalaa, a Surf Life Saver volunteer lifeguard, center, poses for a photograph in her burqini with other Surf Life Savers at North Cronulla beach in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 4, 2007. Aheda Zanetti says she wants Muslim women wearing Islamic-style swimwear to be a regular sight on Australian beaches -- and in elite sporting contests worldwide.  (Photo by Jack Atley/Bloomberg via Getty Images)