Rebecca Soni

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swimmername = Rebecca Soni


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fullname = Rebecca Soni
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nationality = USA
strokes = Breaststroke, Individual Medley
club = Trojan Swim Club & Scarlet Aquatic Club, University of Southern California
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birthdate = birth date and age|1987|03|18
birthplace =Freehold, New Jersey, United States
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Rebecca Soni (born March 18, 1987) is an American swimmer of Hungarian ancestry. Her parents, Péter and Kinga Sőni emigrated from Cluj-Napoca in the 1980s, and she was born in the United States.cite web|title= Az USA-nak nyert aranyat az 1. magyar bajnok|language=Hungarian|url=http://sportgeza.hu/2008/peking/tud-e_magyarul_az_amerikai_olimpiai_bajnok_/|work=Index|accessdate=2008-08-15] Besides English she also speaks Hungarian.cite web|title=Rebecca Soni bio - Hungarian roots|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=653/bio/|work=NBC|accessdate=2008-08-15]

She grew up in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey and attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North there. [ [http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/111504aab.html USC Signs 7 Prep Stars: High school standouts from around the country ink with the Trojans."] , "CSTV", November 15, 2004. Accessed August 10, 2008.] She is currently a senior at the University of Southern California, majoring in Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication.

2008 Summer Olympic Games

"seealso|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics"

Soni secured a spot on the 2008 US Olympics Team by winning the 200m breaststroke at the US trials.cite web
accessdate=2008-07-05
url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080705/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_swm_us_trials_women_s200_breast_1
title= Soni wins 200 breaststroke at US trials
publisher=Yahoo News] Soni was chosen to represent the United States in the 100m breaststroke in Beijing after Jessica Hardy withdrew from the team after testing positive for the banned substance clenbuterol at the US trials. Soni earned her 100m breaststroke berth by being the swimmer already on the team with the fastest time in the event since January 1, 2006.

* WR: World Record
* AM: Americas Record

References

External links

* [http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=3ebe08a4-044c-4f39-ab8f-0444702537af NBC Olympics video of the 200m breaststroke final at the 2008 US olympic team trials]
* [http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/mtt/soni_rebecca00.html University of Southern California Profile]