2011 AT&T Winter National Championships Media ... - USA Swimming

Rebecca Soni
PRONOUNCED: SOH-nee
CLUB: Trojan Swim Club (TROJ-CA)
AGE: 24 DOB: Mar 18, 1987
HEIGHT: 5' 8" (172.7 cm)
HOMETOWN: Plainsboro, N.J.
BIRTHPLACE: Freehold, N.J.
COACHED BY: David Salo
Career Highlights:
Collected three gold medals in the 100m breast, 200m breast and 4x100m medley relay and a
bronze in the 50m breast at the 2011 FINA World Championships ... Brought home three gold
medals, 50m, 200m, and 200m breast respectively, and helped the the 4x100m med-relay
team claim a silver medal at the 2010 FINA Short Course World Champioinships ... Defended
her national titles in the 100m and 200m breast events at the 2010 CP National
Championships … Broke the world records in the 100m and 200m breast at the 2009 MOO
Duel in the Pool … Captured a gold medal and a world record in the 100m breast at the 2009
FINA World Championships; also claimed silver in the 50m breast … won the 100m (AR) and
200m breast at the 2009 National Championships ... swept the breaststroke events at the 2008
and 2009 NCAA National Championships ... claimed a gold and world record in the 200m
breast at the 2008 Olympic Games; also won two silver medals in the 100m breast and the 400
med-relay (AR) … four-time national champion in the 200m breast (2005, 2007, 2009, 2010)
Olympics History:
2008: Gold, 200m BR (WR); Silver, 100m BR/400m MR-R (AR)
World Champs History:
2011: Gold, 100m BR; Gold, 200m BR; Gold, 400m MR; Bronze, 50m BR ... 2009: Gold, 100m
BR (WR); Silver, 50m BR; 4, 200m BR
Pan Pacs History:
2010: Gold, 100m/200m BR & 400m MR
SC Worlds History:
Member of the 2006 U.S. Short Course Worlds Team
SC Worlds History:
2010: Gold 50 Br, 100 Br, 200 Br, Silver 4x100 Med-R
Olympic Trials History:
2008: 1, 200m BR; 4, 100m BR ... 2004: 15, 100m BR; 11, 200m BR
U.S. Nationals History:
2010: 1, 100m/200m BR ... 2009: 1, 100m BR/200m BR ... 2007: 1, 100M BR/200m BR
Short Course National Championships:
2009: 1, 100y/200y BR
NCAA History:
2009(Sr): 1, 100y BR/200y BR ... 2008(Jr): 1, 100y BR/200y BR; 8, 400y FR-R ... 2007(So): 1,
200y BR; 6, 100y BR; 35, 400y IM ... 2006(Fr): 1, 200y BR; 2, 100y BR/400y MR; 11, 200y IM
2007 World Rankings:
26th, 50m BR; 3rd, 100m BR; 2nd, 200m BR
RECORDS:
Former WR holder in 100m BR (SCM) (Semi), set at 2010 FINA World Champs (25m) ...
Former WR holder in 100m BR (SCM), set at 2010 FINA World Champs (25m) ... Former WR
holder in 400m MED-R (SCM), set at 2010 FINA World Champs (25m) ... Former WR holder in
100m BR (Semi), set at 2009 FINA World Champs ... Former WR holder in 50m BR, set at
2009 FINA World Champs ... Holds AR in 400m MED-R, set at 2008 Beijing Olympic
Games ... Former NAG (17-18) holder in 200y BR, set at 2006 CA PAC-10 Champs
NATIONAL TITLES:
200m Breast (3): '10 SUM, '07 SUM, ’05 SUM
100m Breast (2): '10 SUM, '07 SUM
ADDITIONAL HONORS:
National Teams: Member of the 2009-10 National Team ... 2005 National A Team
All-Star Team: 2005
PERSONAL:
High School: West Windsor Plainsboro HS ’05
College: USC ’09
College Major: Communications
Future Professional Aspirations: Nutrition
Parents: Peter and Kinga … father works in real estate, and mother is a nurse … parents came
to America from Hungary and Romania before she was born
FAST FACTS
USA Swimming
One-time Olympian (2008)
Second LC World Championships (2009)
Two Worlds Medals (1g, 1s)
Three Olympic Games medals (1g, 2s)
INTERNATIONAL MEDALS
2011 FINA World Champs
2011: Gold, 400m MED-R; Gold, 100m BR; Gold,
200m BR; Bronze, 50m BR
2010 Pan Pacific Champs
2010: Gold, 400m MED-R
2010 FINA World Champs (25m)
2010: Silver, 400m MED-R (SCM) (WR); Gold,
50m BR (SCM); Gold, 200m BR (SCM); Gold,
100m BR (SCM) (WR)
2010 Pan Pacific Champs
2010: Gold, 400m MED-R; Gold, 100m BR; Gold,
200m BR
2009 FINA World Champs
2009: Silver, 50m BR (WR); Gold, 100m BR
2008 Beijing Olympic Games
2008: Silver, 400m MED-R (AR); Gold, 200m BR
(WR); Silver, 100m BR
TOP TIMES
Event Best Year
50m BR 30.11 Jul 09
100m BR 1:04.84 Jul 09
200m BR 2:20.22 Aug 08
CAREER STATS:
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
World Champs - 3 Final, 50m BR; 1 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final,
200m BR; 1 Final, 400m MED-R
World Champs - 1 Final, 50m BR (SCM); 1 Final, 100m BR
(SCM) (WR); 1 Final, 200m BR (SCM); 2 Final, 400m MED-R
(SCM) (WR)
Pan Pacs - 9 Final, 50m BR; 1 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m
BR; t1 Final, 400m MED-R; t1 Final, 400m MED-R
World Champs - 2 Final, 50m BR (WR); 1 Final, 100m BR; 4
Final, 200m BR
Oly Games - 2 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR (WR); 2
Final, 400m MED-R (AR)
TRIALS - 4 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR
NCAA - 1 Final, 100y BR; 1 Final, 200y BR; 8 Final, 400y
MED-R
- 1 Final, 100y BR; 1 Final, 200y BR; 13 Final, 200y IM; Final,
200y MED-R; 2 Final, 400y MED-R
SUM NATS - 1 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR; 4 Final,
400m MED-R
MoO DiP - 3 Final, 100m BR; 2 Final, 200m BR
SUM NATS - 10 Final, 100m BR; 10 Final, 200m BR
SC WORLD - 4 Final, 200m BR (SCM)
NCAA - 2 Final, 100y BR; 1 Final, 200y BR; 11 Final, 200y IM
WUG - 7 Final, 50m BR; 2 Final, 100m BR; 2 Final, 200m BR
SUM NATS - 6 Final, 100m BR; 1 Final, 200m BR
WC TRIALS - 4 Final, 100m BR; 3 Final, 200m BR
SUM NATS - 2 Final, 200m BR
OLY TRIALS - 15 Final, 100m BR; 11 Final, 200m BR
SPG NATS - 24 Final, 200m BR