Azad Al-Barazi (Arabic: آزاد البرازي; born January 4, 1988) is an American-Syrian swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.

His main goal is to give hope for the people in Syria who are having a difficult time during the Syrian Civil War.

[7][8] He challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including four-time Olympians Malick Fall of Senegal and Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson of Iceland.

[6] His attendance at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, shortly caused some concern as the Brazilian authorities didn't believe he was professional swimmer.

[5] Al-Barazi is a full-time member of the Trojans Swim Club at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, under his personal coach Dave Salo.