Emilia Pikkarainen

In the 2008 Olympics, she ranked 46th in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:02.31. She was 15 years old.

[on being christened an "instant sex symbol" at the 2012 London Olympics] At first, I couldn't understand what the fuss was all about. I thought, "All I did was climb over that lane-marker (in the pool)!" Then I saw the photograph, and things began adding up. (laughs) I still take it with the proverbial grain of salt, however.