Rebecca Soni (born March 18, 1987) is an American former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who is a six-time Olympic medalist.

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...

Jan 30, 2014 · Rebecca Soni hasn’t competed since the 2012 Olympics, and she won’t do so again, retiring from the sport. Soni, 26, won six Olympic medals over two Games in 2008 and 2012. She won the 200m breaststroke in both Olympics, split gold and silver in the 4x100m medley relay and took two silvers in the 100m breast.

Jan 30, 2014 · American breaststroking superstar Rebecca Soni has announced her retirement from swimming, ending a limbo that she’s been in having not competed since winning gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Jan 30, 2014 · SIX-time Olympic medalist Rebecca Soni today announced her retirement from professional swimming and the launch of her new lifestyle company and blog, The Atlas Ventures, aimed to encourage...

Jan 30, 2014 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six-time Olympic medalist Rebecca Soni retired from swimming Thursday. The 26-year-old American plans to launch a new lifestyle company and blog instead of making an attempt at her third Olympics.

Rebecca Soni (born March 18, 1987) is an American breaststroke swimmer and six-time (3 gold, 3 silver) Olympic medalist from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2012 London Olympic Games.

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Dec 8, 2023 · Rebecca Soni shocked everyone when she won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, beating the “Queen of Breaststroke” Leisel Jones in the 200-meter race. This set expectations extremely high as the champion returned to London in 2012.

In her first event, the 100m breaststroke, Soni won the silver medal behind world record holder Leisel Jones of Australia. She followed with a stunning victory in the 200m breast, out-swimming Jones with a time of 2:20.22 that also broke Jones’ world record.