Rebecca Soni

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Full Name:	Rebecca Soni
Nickname(s):	Reb
Born:	March 18th, 1987
	Freehold, New Jersey, USA
Nationality:	United States of America
Status:	Retired

Rebecca Soni is a retired American Olympic swimmer who specialized in breaststroke. She is a six-time Olympic medalist, a former World-Record holder in the breaststroke events and was the first woman to swim the 200-meter breaststroke in under two minutes and twenty seconds. She currently holds the World-Record as part of the American 4x100-meter medley relay in both the short course and long course meter versions. Soni was named Swimming World’s World Swimmer of the Year in 2010 and 2011, and received the same award as American Swimmer of the Year in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Personal Life Rebecca Soni was the second child born to parents Peter and Kinga Soni in Freehold, New Jersey on March 18, 1987. Soni’s parents are of Hungarian and Romanian descent, emigrating from Cluj-Napoca, Romania prior to Rebecca’s birth. Growing up in Plainsboro, New Jersey, Soni has one older sister, Rita, who swam collegiately at Texas A&M University. Originally, Rebecca was a gymnast but began swimming at the age of ten and continued her career at the Scarlet Aquatic Club. At the age of 17, Soni competed at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, finishing 15th overall in the 100-meter breaststroke and 11th overall in the …

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