Rebecca Soni

Rebecca Soni

Rebecca Soni
Personal information
Full name Rebecca Soni
Nickname(s) Reb
Nationality  USA
Born March 18, 1987 (1987-03-18) (age 24)
Freehold Borough, New Jersey
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Breaststroke
Club Trojan Swim Club
College team USC Trojans

Rebecca Soni (born March 18, 1987) is an American breaststroke swimmer and three-time (one gold, two silver) Olympic medalist. She currently holds the world record in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke (short course) and is a former world-record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke (long course).

Soni has won a total of nineteen medals in major international competition, twelve gold, six 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 m breaststroke at the Olympics, she set the world record en route to winning gold, shocking Australian favourite Leisel Jones.[1] She won 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.

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Personal

Soni was born in Freehold Borough, New Jersey in 1987, the daughter of Péter and Kinga Sőni.[2] Soni's parents are of Hungarian descent; they emigrated from Cluj-Napoca, Romania in the 1980s. Her father works in real estate and her mother is a nurse.[3] Besides English, Soni also speaks Hungarian.[4] Soni has one older sister, Rita, who is also a swimmer.[5] Originally a gymnast, Soni began swimming at the age of ten.[6] Soni is a 2005 graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey.[7] Soni attended the University of Southern California and graduated in 2009. She majored in Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication. At USC, Soni was a six-time NCAA Champion, having won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2006 through 2009 and the 100-yard breastroke in 2008 and 2009.[8][9] Soni currently swims for the Trojan Swim Club in Los Angeles with coach Dave Salo, who also coaches breaststroke world-record holder Jessica Hardy. In July 2010, in an interview, Soni admitted that she was having a relationship with fellow 2008 Olympian, Ricky Berens. 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.[10]

Career

Early career

As a 17-year-old at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Soni finished 15th overall in the 100 m breaststroke and 11th overall in the 200 m breaststroke.[11][12] 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 m breaststroke behind Tara Kirk and Kristen Caverly.[13] Soni also placed 4th in the 100 m breaststroke.[14] At the 2005 Summer Universiade, Soni earned her first international medals by winning silver in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke and gold in the 4×100 m medley relay.[15] At the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships, Soni finished in 4th place in the 200 m breaststroke.[16] Just a fews 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.[17][18] At the 2006 National Championships, the selection meet for the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, Soni finished 10th overall in both the 100 and 200 m breaststroke.[19][20]

2008 Summer Olympics

See also: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Soni competed in two events, the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke. In the 100 m breaststroke, Soni finished fourth in a time of 1:07.80.[21] Usually, the top two finishers would qualify for the Olympics. However, after second-place finisher Jessica Hardy withdrew from the team and third-place finisher Tara Kirk missed the entry deadline, Soni was chosen to swim the event.[22][23] Soni earned her berth by being the swimmer already on the team with the fastest time in the event since January 1, 2006.[24] In the 200 m breaststroke, Soni won with a time of 2:22.60, the third-fastest finish as of that date.[25]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Soni won a silver medal in the 100 m breaststroke, finishing behind world record holder Leisel Jones of Australia 1:06.73 to 1:05.17.[26][27] In the 200 m 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."[17] Soni then combined with Natalie Coughlin, Christine Magnuson, and Dara Torres in the 4×100 m 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

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

At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, held in Rome, Soni set a meet record in the heats of the 100 m breaststroke, with a time of 1:05.66.[33] In the semifinal, 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 m breaststroke, Soni won the gold with a time of 1:04.93.[36][37] Despite being the favorite in the 200 m 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 m breaststroke, Soni was narrowly beaten for the gold and the world record by 2/100 of a second by Russian swimmer Yuliya Yefimova.[39]

Soni then competed at the 2009 Duel in the Pool, a short course meet held in December at Manchester. In the 200 m breaststroke, Soni broke Leisel Jones' world record with a time of 2:14.57.[40] One day later, Soni swam a 1:02.70 in the 100 m breaststroke to break Jones' world record of 1:03.00.[41]

For her performance in 2009, she was named the American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine.[42]

2010

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

At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Soni won a total of three gold medals. In the 100 m breaststroke, Soni recorded the third fastest time in history 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 m breaststroke, Soni then competed in the 200 m breaststroke and the 4×100 m medley relay. In the 200 m 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 m medley relay with Natalie Coughlin, Dana Vollmer and Jessica Hardy. Performing the breastroke 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]

At the end of 2010, Soni competed at the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships in Dubai, where she won three gold medals and one silver. Soni swept all the breaststroke events and individually set four championship records.[49]

At year's end, Soni was named the World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine.[50]

2011 World Championships

See also: Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

Soni won her first gold medal in the 100 m breaststroke. After posting the top times times in the heats (1:05.54) and semifinals (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 m 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 semifinal time of 2:21.03.[52] In the 4×100 m 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 m breaststroke, Soni finished in third place behind Jessica Hardy and Yuliya Yefimova.[54]

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

Personal bests

As of December 17, 2010.
Event Time Venue Date Note(s)
50 m breaststroke (long course) 30.11 Rome August 2, 2009
100 m breaststroke (long course) 1:04.84 Rome July 27, 2009
200 m breaststroke (long course) 2:20.22 Beijing August 15, 2008
50 m breaststroke (short course) 29.83 Dubai December 16, 2010
100 m breaststroke (short course) 1:02.70 Manchester December 19, 2009 WR
200 m breaststroke (short course) 2:14.57 Manchester December 18, 2009 WR

Key: WR = World record

See also

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Records
Preceded by

Leisel Jones		 Women's 200 metre breaststroke
world record holder (long course)
August 15, 2008 – July 30, 2009		 Succeeded by

Annamay Pierse
Preceded by

Leisel Jones		 Women's 100 metre breaststroke
world record holder (long course)
July 27, 2009 – August 7, 2009		 Succeeded by

Jessica Hardy
Preceded by

Leisel Jones		 Women's 200 metre breaststroke
world record holder (short course)
December 18, 2009 – present		 Succeeded by

Incumbent
Preceded by

Leisel Jones		 Women's 100 metre breaststroke
world record holder (short course)
December 19, 2009 – present		 Succeeded by

Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by
Federica Pellegrini		 World Swimmer of the Year
2010–2011		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Natalie Coughlin		 American Swimmer of the Year
2009–2011 (Shared with Kukors in 2009)		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Anastasia Zuyeva		 Mare Nostrum Tour Overall Winner
2010		 Succeeded by
Incumbent