Rebecca Soni

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Rebecca Soni
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Personal information
Nickname"Reb"
National teamFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1987-03-18) March 18, 1987 (age 37)
Freehold Borough, New Jersey, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight134 lb (61 kg)
Website RebSoni.com
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
ClubScarlet Aquatics
College team University of Southern California
CoachDave Salo
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 330
World Championships (LC) 411
World Championships (SC) 310
Pan Pacific Championships 300
Universiade 120
Total1471
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London 100 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Rome 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Shanghai 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Shanghai 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Rome 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Shanghai 50 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Dubai 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Dubai 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Dubai 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Irvine 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Irvine 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Irvine 4×100 m medley
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Izmir 4×100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Izmir 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Izmir 200 m breaststroke

Rebecca Soni (born March 18, 1987) is an American former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who is a six-time Olympic medalist. She is a former world record-holder in the 100-meter breaststroke (short and long 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 member of the U.S. national team, she held the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay from 2012 to 2017 (long course).

Contents

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.

Early and Personal life

Soni was born in Freehold, New Jersey, U.S. Her father Peter is of Hungarian-Jewish descent; [2] he and his family emigrated from Cluj-Napoca, Transilvania (now in Romania), from which their families had been deported during World War II. [2] [3] [4] Her Jewish paternal grandfather Poli Schoenberg survived the Auschwitz concentration camp, whereas his parents lost their lives in the Holocaust. [2] [4] Her father's first marriage was to an American woman, whom he met during his studies, they resided together in the United States, but eventually had a divorce. [2] Her mother Kinga is her father's second marriage. [2] She also has distant relatives in Israel. [2]

Soni is a 2005 graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey. She held many school records and leads the school and state in many swimming strokes. [5] In July 2006 she had a cardiac ablation. [6]

In August 2010, Soni became a spokeswoman for the United Nations Foundation's Girl Up campaign. The organization focuses on improving the lives of the world's adolescent girls. [7]

Career

At USC, Soni was a six-time NCAA Champion, having won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2006 through 2009 and the 100-yard breaststroke in 2008 and 2009. [8] [9]

Early career

As a 17-year-old at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Soni finished 15th overall in the 100-meter breaststroke and 11th overall in the 200-meter breaststroke. [10] [11] The following year, at the 2005 World Championship Trials, Soni just missed a spot on the 2005 World Aquatic team after finishing third in the 200-meter breaststroke behind Tara Kirk and Kristen Caverly. [12] Soni also placed fourth in the 100-meter breaststroke. [13] At the 2005 Summer Universiade, Soni earned her first international medals by winning silver in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke and gold in the 4×100-meter medley relay. [14] At the 2006 World Short Course Championships, Soni finished in 4th place in the 200-meter breaststroke. [15] Just a few weeks before the 2006 National Championships, Soni underwent a procedure called radiofrequency ablation to help regulate her heartbeat. Although it was not health-threatening, Soni would sometimes experience a high heart rate which sometimes interfered with her training. [16] [17] At the 2006 National Championships, the selection meet for the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, Soni finished tenth overall in both the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke. [18] [19]

2008

2008 Olympic Trials

At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Soni competed in two events, the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke. In the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni finished fourth in a time of 1:07.80. [20] Usually, the top two finishers would qualify for the Olympics. However, after second-place finisher Jessica Hardy withdrew from the team due to a doping violation and third-place finisher Tara Kirk missed the entry deadline, Soni was chosen to swim the event. [21] [22] Soni earned her berth by being the swimmer already on the team with the fastest time in the event since January 1, 2006. [23] In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni won with a time of 2:22.60, the third-fastest finish as of that date. [24]

2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Olympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing 4x100 m medley relay

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Soni won a silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke, finishing behind world record holder Leisel Jones of Australia 1:06.73 to 1:05.17. [25] [26] [27] In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni upset the heavily favored Jones, winning the gold medal and breaking Jones's world record with a time of 2:20.22. Jones finished second with a time of 2:22.05. [28] After the race, Soni said, "It's been a long road to get here, I can't believe what just happened." [16] Soni then combined with Natalie Coughlin, Christine Magnuson, and Dara Torres in the 4×100-meter medley relay to finish second behind Australia. Soni had the second best split time in the field (1:05.95) behind Jones (1:04.58). [29] [30]

2009

2009 National Championships

At the 2009 National Championships Soni competed in two events, the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke. In the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni easily won with a time of 1:05.34. [31] In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni again exhibited dominance by finishing first with a time of 2:20.38, just off her world record pace. [32]

2009 World Aquatics Championships

At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, held in Rome, Soni set a meet record in the heats of the 100-meter breaststroke, with a time of 1:05.66. [33] In the semi-final, Soni recorded a time of 1:04.84 to set a new world record and become the first female to finish under 1:05 for the event. [34] [35] In the final of the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni won the gold with a time of 1:04.93. [36] [37] Despite being the favorite in the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni went out too fast in the first half of the race and faded in the final meters, ultimately placing fourth. [38] In the 50-meter breaststroke, Soni was narrowly beaten for the gold and the world record by two one-hundredths (0.02) of a second by Russian swimmer Yuliya Yefimova. [39]

For her performance at the World Championships, she was named the American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine . [40]

2009 Duel in the Pool

Soni then competed at the 2009 Duel in the Pool, a short course meet held in December at Manchester. In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni broke Leisel Jones' world record with a time of 2:14.57. [41] One day later, Soni swam a 1:02.70 in the 100-meter breaststroke to break Jones' world record of 1:03.00. [42]

2010

2010 National Championships

At the 2010 National Championships, Soni qualified to compete at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke. In the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni won in a time of 1:05.73. [43] [44] In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni easily won with a time of 2:21.60, almost five seconds ahead of second-place finisher Amanda Beard. [45]

2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Soni won a total of three gold medals. In the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni recorded the third fastest time in history and the fastest time recorded in a textile suit with a 1:04.93 to win the gold medal ahead of Australians Leisel Jones and Sarah Katsoulis. Her time was also the fastest ever recorded in a textile swimsuit. [46] Two days after the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni then competed in the 200-meter breaststroke and the 4×100-meter medley relay. In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni dominated the field with a time of 2:20.69. Leisel Jones came in second in 2:23.23 and world record holder Annamay Pierse came in third with a time of 2:23.65. [47] Less than an hour after the event, Soni competed in the 4×100-meter medley relay with Natalie Coughlin, Dana Vollmer and Jessica Hardy. Performing the breaststroke leg, Soni recorded a time of 1:05.35, the fastest in the field; the American team went on to win the gold in a time of 3:55.23. [48]

For her performance at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Soni was named the World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine. [49]

2010 Short Course World Championships

At the end of 2010, Soni competed at the 2010 World Short Course Championships in Dubai, where she won three gold medals and one silver. Soni swept all the breaststroke events and individually set four championship records. [50]

2011

Soni in 2011 Winners stand (6292897573).jpg
Soni in 2011

2011 World Aquatics Championships

Soni won her first gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke. After posting the top times in the heats (1:05.54) and semi-finals (1:04.91), Soni recorded a time of 1:05.05 in the final for the win. Her winning time was over a second ahead of second-place finisher Leisel Jones. [51] In her second event, the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni won with a time of 2:21.47, her first gold medal in the event at a long course World Championships. However, her time in the final was slightly slower than her semi-final time of 2:21.03. [52] In the 4×100-meter medley relay, Soni won gold with Natalie Coughlin, Dana Vollmer, and Missy Franklin with a time of 3:52.36, over three seconds ahead of second-place finisher China. Swimming the breaststroke leg, Soni had a split of 1:04.71. The final time of 3:52.36 for the medley relay was the second-fastest effort of all time, just behind the Chinese-owned world record of 3:52.19. [53] In her last event, the 50-meter breaststroke, Soni finished in third place behind Jessica Hardy and Yuliya Yefimova. [54]

At the year's end, Soni was named the World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World , and defended her titles from 2010. [55]

2012

2012 Summer Olympics

2012 Olympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 4x100 m medley relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London 100 m breaststroke
Soni at the 2012 Summer Olympics London 2012 Rebecca Soni (7737964104).jpg
Soni at the 2012 Summer Olympics

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Soni won her inaugural medal, a silver, in the 100-meter breaststroke, finishing 0.08 seconds behind 15-year-old Lithuanian Rūta Meilutytė and repeating her result from the 2008 Olympics. [56] After topping the heats of the 200-metre breaststroke with a time of 2:21.40, and breaking Annamay Pierse's world record in the semi-finals with a time of 2:20.00, Soni won a gold medal in the final of the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:19.59, breaking her own world record and becoming the first woman ever to break 2 minutes 20 seconds in the event. [57] [58] With her win, Soni became the first female to successfully defend her title in the event. In her final event, the 4×100-meter medley relay, she won gold with Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer and Allison Schmitt. Swimming the breaststroke leg, she recorded a time of 1:04.82, and the U.S. team went on to set a new world record with a time of 3:52.05, bettering the previous Chinese-owned record of 3:52.19 set in 2009. [59]

2013

Soni took the year off to recover from a back injury, but returned to the 2013 World Aquatics Championships as a spectator. [60] [61]

2021

On October 9, 2021, [62] Soni was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Originally scheduled to be inducted into the Class of 2020, [63] her induction was delayed from April 24–25, 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. [64] The week of her being announced as a future inductee, Swimming World ranked the announcement and her as future induction as number five for their "The Week That Was" honor, three spots behind fellow breaststroker Meghan Dressel getting engaged to Caeleb Dressel. [65]

Personal bests

As of August 2, 2012.
Long course
EventTimeMeetDateNote(s)
50 m breaststroke30.11 2009 World Aquatics Championships August 2, 2009
100 m breaststroke1:04.84 2009 World Aquatics Championships July 27, 2009
200 m breaststroke2:19.59 2012 Summer Olympics August 2, 2012
Short course
EventTimeMeetDateNote(s)
50 m breaststroke29.83 2010 Short Course Worlds December 16, 2010
100 m breaststroke1:02.70 2009 Duel in the Pool December 19, 2009
200 m breaststroke2:14.57 2009 Duel in the Pool December 18, 2009

World records

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No.DistanceEventTimeMeetLocationDateAge
1200 m Breaststroke 2:20.22 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, CHNAugust 15, 200821
2100 m Breaststroke 1:04.84 2009 World Aquatics Championships Rome, ITAJuly 27, 200922
3200 mBreaststroke (sc) [a] 2:14.57 2009 Duel in the Pool Manchester, UKDecember 18, 200922
4100 mBreaststroke (sc) [a] 1:02.70 2009 Duel in the Pool Manchester, UKDecember 19, 200922
54×100 m Medley relay (sc) [b] 3:45.56 2011 Duel in the Pool Atlanta, Georgia, USDecember 16, 201124
6200 mBreaststroke2:20.00 2012 Summer Olympics London, UKAugust 1, 201225
7200 mBreaststroke [c] 2:19.592012 Summer OlympicsLondon, UKAugust 2, 201225
84×100 mMedley relay [d] 3:52.05 2012 Summer Olympics London, UKAugust 4, 201225
a Record set in a short course pool.
b Short course record with Natalie Coughlin, Dana Vollmer, and Missy Franklin.
c The first woman to swim in under 2 minutes 20 seconds in the event.
d Record set with Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer, and Allison Schmitt.

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Records
Preceded by Women's 200-meter breaststroke world record-holder (long course)
August 15, 2008 – July 30, 2009		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Leisel Jones
 Women's 100-meter breaststroke world record-holder (long course)
July 27, 2009 – August 7, 2009		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Leisel Jones
 Women's 200-meter breaststroke world record-holder (short course)
December 18, 2009 – present		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Leisel Jones
 Women's 100-meter breaststroke world record-holder (short course)
December 19, 2009 – October 12, 2013		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Annamay Pierse
 Women's 200-meter breaststroke world record-holder (long course)
August 1, 2012 – August 1, 2013		Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by World Swimmer of the Year
2010–2011		Succeeded by
Preceded by American Swimmer of the Year
2009–2011 (Shared with Kukors in 2009)		Succeeded by
Missy Franklin
Sporting positions
Preceded by Mare Nostrum Tour overall winner
2010		Succeeded by

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