REBECCA SONI
Today's topic of the week is going to be about Rebecca Soni. Rebecca Soni is an Olympic swimmer. Her best stroke is breaststroke. She currently has the world record at the 200 breaststroke, and she earned that at the 2012 Olympic games. I am going to give you a kid-friendly biography of her.
Family and Age
Rebecca was born in Freehold, 1987 on March 18 and is currently 25. She had one sister named Rita Soni and her two parents named Kinga and Peter Soni. Her parents immigrated from Cluj-Napoca, Roania. Besides English they also speak Hungarian. Rita is also a swimmer but, originally an gymnast. Soni is a graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High school. she attended collage in 2006 to, University of southern California and graduated in 2009.
Early life
Rebecca Soni is a traditional Hungarian. As a kid, she only had one t.v. Her farther had a lock on the plug and if you didn't have the key it wouldn't turn on. Around 2000-2004 Rebecca wanted to watch the swimming Olympics but, her dad wasn't home and her mom didn't know where the plug was. She ran from door to door saying,"Can we watch the Olympics on your T.V." She hardly remembers watching anything. Rebecca's family always had homed-cooked meals they never ate out. Rebecca never had a American-childhood she was very religious.
Swimming
She started swimming at the age of ten. Rebecca Soni is amazing at the stroke breaststroke. She has the world record in the 200-meter breaststroke ( short course and long course) and the 100 meter breaststroke ( short course) ( which was 2:20:00. for the 200-meter breaststroke.) In the Olympics 2008, Beijing her parents watched her swim at home. She is a six-time Olympic medalist. She has one 22 medals in her major competition. 14 gold, 7 silver, and one bronze. She currently has five world records. She won the swimming worlds, world swimmer of the year 2010 and 2011. Also, she won the American swimmer of the year award in 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Sources/refrences:
http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Health/ap_rebecca_soni_heath_jp_120803_wg.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Soni
http://www.rebsoni.com/about-me/
