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Rebecca Soni

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Rebecca Soni is an American former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who swam for the University of Southern California and is a six-time Olympic medalist. She is a former world record holder in the 100 and 200 metre breaststroke in both short and long course, and the first woman to swim the 200 metre breaststroke in under 2 minutes 20 seconds. She held the world record in the 4x100 metre medley relay as a member of the United States national team from 2012 to 2017. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she won two silver medals and one gold, and she has won twenty-two medals in major international competition.

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1987 1
Gender
Female 1
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5+ 1
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is an American former competition swimmer
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1. Rebecca Soni (Wikipedia)
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    born March 18, 1987
  • Lead, gender
    she held the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay
  • Olympic medals
    is a six-time Olympic medalist
  • Lead, nationality
    is an American former competition swimmer
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    is an American former competition swimmer
  • Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Career, 2008-summer-olympics
    She burst onto the international scene at the 2008 Summer Olympics where she won two silver medals and one gold
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