Back in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, there was a swimmer by the name of Paula Barila Bolopa. Paula was the women's 50 meter freestyle swimmer from Equatorial Guinea. She had also never been in a 50 meter swimming pool until she arrived in Sydney to compete. 

How did Paula qualify for the Olympics? Compared to her competition, she can barely swim across the pool and doesn't even get her face wet when she swims freestyle. She had never stood on a starting blo…