Read More. Meet Rebecca Soni: Olympic gold medalist swimmer. Rebecca Soni Sports Science Breaststroke. Rebecca Soni Fans Also Viewed. Allison Schmitt, 31 swimmer. Caeleb Dressel, 25 swimmer.
Dana Vollmer, 34 swimmer. Maya DiRado, 28 swimmer. Influencer Opportunity If you are a model, tiktoker, instagram Influencer We connect brands with social media talent to create quality sponsored content " Join Here ". Top 10 Top 10 Swimmers of the year by vote. Her winning time was over a second ahead of second place finisher Leisel Jones. In her second event, the meter breaststroke, Soni again earned her first gold medal of a long-course World Championship meet with a time of However, her time in the final was slightly slower than her semifinal time of Swimming the breaststroke leg, Soni had a split of In her last event, the meter breaststroke, Soni finished in third place behind Jessica Hardy In , at the U.
Olympic team by finishing second in the meter breaststroke and first in the meter breaststroke. In her first event, the meter breaststroke, Soni placed second behind Breeja Larson In the meter breaststroke, Soni placed first with a time of At the Olympics in London, England, Soni repeated her silver medal performance in the meter breaststroke with a time of After topping the heats and semi-final of the meter breaststroke, Soni established a new world-record time of Soni then defended her title in the final of the meter breaststroke with a time of With her win, Soni became the first female to successfully defend her title in the event.
Swimming the breaststroke leg, Soni recorded a time of Pieter van den Hoogenband ». Don't want to miss anything? Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest updates! Want to take your swimfandom to the next level? Subscribe to SwimSwam Magazine! Olympic Games. World Championships. Short Course World Championships. Pan Pacific Championships. Explore all Sports Fitness Trainers. Punjab, India.
Explore all Clubs. Explore all Academies. Latest Blog Posts. Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson joined The case of MS Dhoni is very special, otherwise th Copy Link Close. Kindly log in to use this feature. Log In Now Sign Up for free. She held many school records and leads the school and state in many swimming strokes. In July she had a cardiac ablation. Soni attended the University of Southern California and graduated in She majored in communication at the Annenberg School for Communication.
As a year-old at the U. Olympic Team Trials, Soni finished 15th overall in the meter breaststroke and 11th overall in the meter breaststroke. The following year, at the World Championship Trials, Soni just missed a spot on the World Aquatic team after finishing third in the meter breaststroke behind Tara Kirk and Kristen Caverly. Soni also placed fourth in the meter breaststroke. At the World Short Course Championships, Soni finished in 4th place in the meter breaststroke.
Just a few weeks before the 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. At the National Championships, the selection meet for the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and the World Aquatics Championships, Soni finished tenth overall in both the meter and meter breaststroke.
Rebecca Soni born March 18, 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 meter breaststroke short and long course and the meter breaststroke short and long course , and is the first woman to swim the meter breaststroke in under 2 minutes 20 seconds.
As a member of the U. Soni's parents are of Hungarian descent; they emigrated from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Besides English, Soni also speaks Hungarian. Soni has one older sister, Rita, who was also a swimmer. Originally a gymnast, Soni began swimming at the age of ten. Rebecca Soni. Physical Status Height 1. Rebecca Soni fans also viewed:.
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