REBECCA SONI Swimming2011 & 2010, World Swimmer of the Year 2011 & 2010, American Swimmer of the Year 2009 American Swimmer of the Year Four-Time NCAA Champion in 200y Breaststroke 2012 Olympic hopeful

Personal Specs Height: 5’8” Date of Birth: March 18, 1987 Hometown: Plainsboro, NJ Residence: Manhattan Beach, CA

On the Fast Track 2011, World Champion, 100m, 200m, Breaststroke and 4x100 Medley Relay 2010, World Champion, 50m, 100m, 200m Breaststroke 2010, National Champion, 100m, 200m Breaststroke 2009, World Champion, World Record, 100m Breaststroke 2009, World Championship Silver Medal, 50m Breaststroke 2008, Olympic Gold Medal, 200m Breaststroke 2008, World record, 200m Breaststroke 2008, 2x Olympic Silver Medal- 100m Breaststroke and 4x100m Medley Relay

Passion for the Olympics

In 2011 Rebecca became a World Chamption in the 100m and 200m breaststroke and the 4x100 Medkey Relay. At the end of 2010, Rebecca competed at the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships in Dubai, where she won 3 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal. Rebecca swept all the breaststroke events and individually set 4 championship records. At year’s end, Rebecca was named the World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine. She is currently training toward the 2012 London Olympic Games with goals of winning Gold in the 100m, 200m Breaststroke and the Medley Relay.

PersonalRebecca was born in Freehold Borough, New Jersey. Originally a gymnast, she began swimming at age ten. Besides English, she also speaks Hungarian, being that her parents are of Hungarian descent. She has an older sister, Rita, who is also a swimmer. Rebecca attended the University of Southern California and graduated in 2009 with a major in Communication from the Annenberg School for Communication. Did you know…….?

• Rebecca’s nickname is Reb • In 2010, she joined the United Nations Foundation’s Girl Up campaign in its “for Girls, by Girls”

movement to improve the lives of the world’s adolescent girls. First Olympic Memory… “When I was young I would sit with my parents and watch the Olympics on TV and I never thought that I would be there one day, it was just great to watch my sport on TV. I never thought the Olympics was an option for me so when I came home with a gold medal from the ’08 Olympic Games I was on top of the world. Watching my flag go up and singing the National Anthem on the podium was a wonderful experience.”