44-871: Reaney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Emma Reaney (born 1992), American swimmer and swim coach Gilbert Reaney (1924–2008), English musicologist Henry Reaney (1912–1990), New Zealand cricketer Isabella Reaney (1847–1929), British preacher, social activist and editor James Reaney (1926–2008), Canadian poet and playwright Les Reaney (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player Martin Reaney , Canadian academic Paul Reaney (born 1944), English footballer Thomas Reaney , British footballer Tom Reaney (1909–1994), New Zealand cricketer See also [ edit ] Reaney, Son & Archbold , 19th-century American shipbuilding company [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
88-428: A 17-year-old at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Soni finished 15th overall in the 100-meter breaststroke and 11th overall in the 200-meter breaststroke. The following year, at the 2005 World Championship Trials, Soni just missed a spot on the 2005 World Aquatic team after finishing third in the 200-meter breaststroke behind Tara Kirk and Kristen Caverly . Soni also placed fourth in the 100-meter breaststroke. At
132-484: A sophomore, Reaney again received three Big East Women's Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week honors in a single season. On January 16, 2013, Reaney was named Counsilman Hunsaker CollegeSwimming.com National Division I Women's Swimmer of the Week when she broke Rebecca Soni 's Rolfs Aquatic Center pool records in the 100 and 200 breaststroke that were set on October 19, 2007. At the 2013 Big East Championships Reaney won
176-555: A time of 3:52.05, bettering the previous Chinese-owned record of 3:52.19 set in 2009. Soni took the year off to recover from a back injury, but returned to the 2013 World Aquatics Championships as a spectator. On October 9, 2021, Soni was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame . Originally scheduled to be inducted into the Class of 2020, her induction was delayed from April 24–25, 2020 due to
220-412: Is an American former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who is a six-time Olympic medalist. She is a former world record-holder in the 100-meter breaststroke (short and long course) and the 200-meter breaststroke (short and long course), and is the first woman to swim the 200-meter breaststroke in under 2 minutes 20 seconds. As a member of the U.S. national team, she held the world record in
264-454: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Emma Reaney Emma Reaney (born October 20, 1992) is a former competition breaststroke and individual medley swimmer and current swim coach. She is an 8-time All-American (all in individual events) and 5-time All-American honorable mention (4 individual and 1 relay). She medaled for Team USA at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) (silver, 200m medley relay) and
308-451: The 100-meter breaststroke , finishing 0.08 seconds behind 15-year-old Lithuanian Rūta Meilutytė and repeating her result from the 2008 Olympics. After topping the heats of the 200-metre breaststroke with a time of 2:21.40, and breaking Annamay Pierse 's world record in the semi-finals with a time of 2:20.00, Soni won a gold medal in the final of the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:19.59, breaking her own world record and becoming
352-428: The 100-meter breaststroke . After posting the top times in the heats (1:05.54) and semi-finals (1:04.91), Soni recorded a time of 1:05.05 in the final for the win. Her winning time was over a second ahead of second-place finisher Leisel Jones . In her second event, the 200-meter breaststroke , Soni won with a time of 2:21.47, her first gold medal in the event at a long course World Championships. However, her time in
396-540: The 200-meter breaststroke , Soni went out too fast in the first half of the race and faded in the final meters, ultimately placing fourth. In the 50-meter breaststroke , Soni was narrowly beaten for the gold and the world record by two one-hundredths (0.02) of a second by Russian swimmer Yuliya Yefimova . For her performance at the World Championships, she was named the American Swimmer of
440-449: The 2005 Summer Universiade , Soni earned her first international medals by winning silver in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke and gold in the 4×100-meter medley relay. At the 2006 World Short Course Championships , Soni finished in 4th place in the 200-meter breaststroke. Just a few weeks before the 2006 National Championships, Soni underwent a procedure called radiofrequency ablation to help regulate her heartbeat . Although it
484-462: The 2009 World Aquatics Championships , held in Rome, Soni set a meet record in the heats of the 100-meter breaststroke , with a time of 1:05.66. In the semi-final, Soni recorded a time of 1:04.84 to set a new world record and become the first female to finish under 1:05 for the event. In the final of the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni won the gold with a time of 1:04.93. Despite being the favorite in
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#1732775613052528-425: The 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke. In the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni won in a time of 1:05.73. In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni easily won with a time of 2:21.60, almost five seconds ahead of second-place finisher Amanda Beard . At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Soni won a total of three gold medals. In the 100-meter breaststroke , Soni recorded
572-651: The 2015 Summer Universiade (bronze, 50m breaststroke and 4×100 m medley). She has set American records in both the 200-yard breaststroke and the 4x50 meter medley relay. As of 2021 , Reaney still held 4 Notre Dame swimming event records. Reaney was born to Mark and Ann Reaney in Lawrence, Kansas. Reaney competed for the Lawrence Aquahawks swim club when she was a young child. She attended Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas . At age 15 she competed in
616-667: The Holocaust . Her father's first marriage was to an American woman, whom he met during his studies, they resided together in the United States , but eventually had a divorce. Her mother Kinga is her father's second marriage. She also has distant relatives in Israel . Soni is a 2005 graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey . She held many school records and leads
660-614: The University of Georgia . Prior to her senior year, head coach Brian Barnes, who resigned abruptly, was replaced by Tim Welsh. As a senior, Reaney won the 100 yard breaststroke at the 2015 ACC Championships. She earned 3 additional All-American recognitions (100 yard breaststroke, 3rd; 200 yard breaststroke, 4th and 200 yard IM, 4th). She was named to the Capital One Academic All-America At-Large Division I Second Team. Entering
704-409: The surname Reaney . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reaney&oldid=1161122398 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
748-427: The 100 and 200 yard breaststrokes and 200 yard IM and was a member of the 200 yard medley relay, 400 yard medley relay and 800 yard freestyle relay champions. She was recognized as the 2013 Big East Championship Meet Most Outstanding Swimmer. She earned 2 All-American selections (100 yard breaststroke, 5th; 200 yard breaststroke, 5th) and an All-American honorable mention (200 yard IM, 9th; 400 yard medley, 13th). During
792-921: The 100 and 200 yard breaststrokes as well as the 200 individual medley, earning ACC Championship Most Valuable Swimmer recognition. Following the Championship, she earned Women's Division I Phillip Hunsaker CollegeSwimming.com Swimmer of the Week recognition and Speedo Performance of the Week recognition. She won the 200 yard breaststroke at the 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships , becoming Notre Dame's first national champion swimmer. She earned 2014 All American scrolls (200 yard breaststroke, 1st; 100 yard breaststroke, 3rd; 200 yard IM, 7th) Her 200-yard time of 2:04.06 broke her own American, NCAA, ACC, Notre Dame and U.S. Open records and surpassed Caitlin Leverenz ' NCAA Championships record time of 2:04.76 (2012). She had first set these records at
836-471: The 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke. In the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni finished fourth in a time of 1:07.80. Usually, the top two finishers would qualify for the Olympics. However, after second-place finisher Jessica Hardy withdrew from the team due to a doping violation and third-place finisher Tara Kirk missed the entry deadline, Soni was chosen to swim the event. Soni earned her berth by being
880-560: The 200 meter individual medley at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials (finishing 73rd). As a freshman, Reaney became the first swimmer to receive three Big East Women's Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week honors in a single season. At the 2012 Big East Championships Reaney won the 100 yard breaststroke and 200 yard IM and was a member of the 400 yard medley relay and 400 yard freestyle relay champions. She earned 3 NCAA All-American honorable mentions (100 yard breaststroke, 11th; 200 yard breaststroke, 14th and 200 yard IM, 9th). As
924-483: The 2014 ACC Championships with a 2:04.36 time where she also won ACC titles in the 100 yard breaststroke and the 200 yard IM. She surpassed Breeja Larson 's American record of 2:04.48 (which had eclipsed two-time defending 200 meter breastroke Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Soni's 2009 American record of 2:04.75). She was the first person to hold an American record while a student at Notre Dame. Along with men's fencer Gerek Meinhardt and female fencer Lee Kiefer , Reaney
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#1732775613052968-491: The 2021–22 season, Reaney was the holder of the four oldest school swimming records (all set in 2014): 57.79, 100 yard breaststroke; 2:04.06, 200 yard breaststroke; 1:54.92, 200 yard individual medley; and 4:08.63, 400 yard individual medley. Reaney's 100 breaststroke time of 57.79 stood as the ACC record until Sophie Hansson posted 57.74 on February 22, 2019. Reaney's 2014 ACC Championships 100 yard breaststroke record time of 58.46
1012-625: The 2022 ACC Championships. Following the season, Reaney was named ACC Women's Swimmer of the Year. She also earned ACC Women's Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year recognition. Reaney was one of four swimmers on the Capital One Academic All-America Division I At-Large First Team along with Kim Jacob of the University of Alabama , Elizabeth Beisel of University of Florida , and Maya DiRado of Stanford University as well as diver Laura Ryan of
1056-615: The 4×100-meter medley relay from 2012 to 2017 (long course). Soni has won a total of twenty-two medals in major international competition, fourteen gold, seven silver, and one bronze spanning the Olympics, the World , the Universiade , and the Pan Pacific Championships. She burst onto the international scene at the 2008 Summer Olympics where she won two silver medals and one gold. In the 200-meter breaststroke at
1100-590: The Chinese-owned world record of 3:52.19. In her last event, the 50-meter breaststroke , Soni finished in third place behind Jessica Hardy and Yuliya Yefimova . At the year's end, Soni was named the World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World , and defended her titles from 2010. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Soni won her inaugural medal, a silver, in
1144-418: The Olympics, she set the world record en route to winning gold, shocking Australian favorite Leisel Jones . Four years later at the 2012 Summer Olympics , Soni successfully defended her Olympic title in the 200-meter breaststroke in world record time, becoming the first woman to do so in the event. She was named Swimming World ' s World Swimmer of the Year award in 2010 and 2011, and the American Swimmer of
1188-593: The Year award in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Soni was born in Freehold , New Jersey , U.S. Her father Peter is of Hungarian-Jewish descent; he and his family emigrated from Cluj-Napoca , Transilvania (now in Romania ), from which their families had been deported during World War II . Her Jewish paternal grandfather Poli Schoenberg survived the Auschwitz concentration camp , whereas his parents lost their lives in
1232-526: The Year by Swimming World Magazine . Soni then competed at the 2009 Duel in the Pool , a short course meet held in December at Manchester . In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni broke Leisel Jones' world record with a time of 2:14.57. One day later, Soni swam a 1:02.70 in the 100-meter breaststroke to break Jones' world record of 1:03.00. At the 2010 National Championships , Soni qualified to compete at
1276-477: The field with a time of 2:20.69. Leisel Jones came in second in 2:23.23 and world record holder Annamay Pierse came in third with a time of 2:23.65. Less than an hour after the event, Soni competed in the 4×100-meter medley relay with Natalie Coughlin , Dana Vollmer and Jessica Hardy . Performing the breaststroke leg, Soni recorded a time of 1:05.35, the fastest in the field; the American team went on to win
1320-423: The final was slightly slower than her semi-final time of 2:21.03. In the 4×100-meter medley relay , Soni won gold with Natalie Coughlin , Dana Vollmer , and Missy Franklin with a time of 3:52.36, over three seconds ahead of second-place finisher China. Swimming the breaststroke leg, Soni had a split of 1:04.71. The final time of 3:52.36 for the medley relay was the second-fastest effort of all time, just behind
1364-404: The first woman ever to break 2 minutes 20 seconds in the event. With her win, Soni became the first female to successfully defend her title in the event. In her final event, the 4×100-meter medley relay , she won gold with Missy Franklin , Dana Vollmer and Allison Schmitt . Swimming the breaststroke leg, she recorded a time of 1:04.82, and the U.S. team went on to set a new world record with
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1408-613: The gold in a time of 3:55.23. For her performance at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Soni was named the World Swimmer of the Year and American Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine . At the end of 2010, Soni competed at the 2010 World Short Course Championships in Dubai, where she won three gold medals and one silver. Soni swept all the breaststroke events and individually set four championship records. Soni won her first gold medal in
1452-419: The heavily favored Jones, winning the gold medal and breaking Jones's world record with a time of 2:20.22. Jones finished second with a time of 2:22.05. After the race, Soni said, "It's been a long road to get here, I can't believe what just happened." Soni then combined with Natalie Coughlin , Christine Magnuson , and Dara Torres in the 4×100-meter medley relay to finish second behind Australia. Soni had
1496-492: The offseason, she had a breakout meet at the 2013 U.S. Open as the top American in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes and the winner of the 200 IM. Her 100- and 200-meter breast times of 1:07.56 and 2:26.65, respectively, placed Reaney on the 2013–2014 US National Team. During her junior season, Reaney earned ACC Women's Swimmer of the Week recognition 5 times. At the 2014 ACC Women's Swimming and Diving Championship, Reaney won three gold medals (all in league record time). She won
1540-539: The prelims with a personal record of 2:14.79 and 13th in the semifinals in 2:15.51. She also competed in the 200 breaststroke. Reaney made the Team USA rosters for 2013–14 and 2014–15. On July 10, 2015, she finished behind Mariya Liver and Fiona Doyle in a bronze medal tie with Martina Carraro in the 50 meter breaststroke at the World University games . In November 2015, Reaney shattered
1584-514: The school and state in many swimming strokes. In July 2006 she had a cardiac ablation . In August 2010, Soni became a spokeswoman for the United Nations Foundation 's Girl Up campaign. The organization focuses on improving the lives of the world's adolescent girls. At USC , Soni was a six-time NCAA Champion, having won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2006 through 2009 and the 100-yard breaststroke in 2008 and 2009. As
1628-399: The second best split time in the field (1:05.95) behind Jones (1:04.58). At the 2009 National Championships Soni competed in two events, the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke. In the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni easily won with a time of 1:05.34. In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni again exhibited dominance by finishing first with a time of 2:20.38, just off her world record pace. At
1672-419: The swimmer already on the team with the fastest time in the event since January 1, 2006. In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni won with a time of 2:22.60, the third-fastest finish as of that date. At the 2008 Summer Olympics , Soni won a silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke , finishing behind world record holder Leisel Jones of Australia 1:06.73 to 1:05.17. In the 200-meter breaststroke , Soni upset
1716-421: The third fastest time in history and the fastest time recorded in a textile suit with a 1:04.93 to win the gold medal ahead of Australians Leisel Jones and Sarah Katsoulis . Her time was also the fastest ever recorded in a textile swimsuit. Two days after the 100-meter breaststroke, Soni then competed in the 200-meter breaststroke and the 4×100-meter medley relay . In the 200-meter breaststroke, Soni dominated
1760-438: The top knuckle of her index finger with a 40 pounds (18.1 kg) dumbbell in a training accident. By the time of the 2016 United States Olympic trials , Reaney had endured a period with 5 coaches in 2 years. Reaney participated in 4 events (100- & 200-meter breaststroke, 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter individual medley) at the 2016 trials, but did not reach the finals of any. Her final career event before retiring
1804-428: Was not health-threatening, Soni would sometimes experience a high heart rate which sometimes interfered with her training. At the 2006 National Championships, the selection meet for the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and the 2007 World Aquatics Championships , Soni finished tenth overall in both the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke. At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials , Soni competed in two events,
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1848-530: Was part of the 2nd Notre Dame trio to be named individual national champion in a single year and the 4th to be either individual national champion or national athlete of the year in a single year. Many of Reaney's records were broken in one fell swoop by Indiana University 's Lilly King at the 2016 NCAA championships. However, Reaney's ACC record survived until 2021 when University of Virginia 's Kate Douglass bested it, and her ACC Championship meet record survived until Virginia's Alexandra Walsh eclipsed it at
1892-414: Was surpassed by Andrea Cottrell 's 2016 time of 58.26. Her 2014 ACC Championships 200 IM record time of 1:54.92 was surpassed in 2017 by Alexia Zevnik 's time of 1:54.44. Reaney entered the 2008 United States Olympic trials and placed 73rd out of 106 in the 200 IM with a time of 2:20.19. She went into the 2012 United States Olympic trials seeded 42nd in the 200 Individual medley, but finished 9th in
1936-693: Was the semifinals of the Women's 200 Meter Long Course Breaststroke at the trials. She finished 9th, making her first alternate for the 8-person finals in the event. After retiring from competitive swimming in 2016, Reaney initially spent time as an au pair in Australia. She began her coaching career at St. Francis College for the 2021 season as an assistant coach. She then was hired by New York University in August 2021 to serve as an assistant coach. Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni (born March 18, 1987)
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