Rebecca Soni (born March 18, 1987) is an American competition swimmer who is a breaststroke specialist and six-time Olympic medalist. She currently holds the world record
in the 100-meter breaststroke (short course) and the 200-meter
breaststroke (short and long course), and is the first woman to swim the
200-meter breaststroke in under 2 minutes 20 seconds. As a part of the
American team, she also holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley
relay (short and long course). In total, she currently holds five world
records.
Soni has won a total of twenty-two medals in major international
competition, fourteen gold, seven silver, and one bronze spanning the
Olympics, the World, the Universiade, and the Pan Pacific Championships. She burst onto the international scene at the 2008 Summer Olympics
where she won two silver medals and one gold. In the 200-meter
breaststroke at the Olympics, she set the world record en route to
winning gold, shocking Australian favorite Leisel Jones.[1] Four years later at the 2012 Summer Olympics,
Soni successfully defended her Olympic title in the 200-meter
breaststroke in world record time, becoming the first woman to do so in
the event.
She was named Swimming World's World Swimmer of the Year award in 2010 and 2011, and the American Swimmer of the Year award in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Rebecca Soni
Rebecca Soni |
| Personal information |
| Nickname(s) |
Reb |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Born |
March 18, 1987 (age 25)
Freehold Borough, New Jersey |
| Height |
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight |
134 lb (61 kg) |
| Sport |
| Sport |
Swimming |
|
| Stroke(s) |
Breaststroke |
| Club |
Trojan Swim Club |
| College team |
University of Southern California |
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