Rebecca Mann
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| National team | United States | ||||||||
| Born | November 26, 1997 Homer Glen, Illinois | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||
| Club | Clearwater Aquatic Team
North Baltimore Aquatic Club Sun Devil Aquatics | ||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | ||||||||
| Coach | Randy Reese, Bob Bowman | ||||||||
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Rebecca Wilke Mann (born November 26, 1997 in Homer Glen, Illinois) is an American open water swimmer and writer.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Mann was born in Homer Glen, Illinois. She has two sisters.[3]
Mann was homeschooled through high school in order to focus on her swimming career.[4] Mann then attended University of Southern California, where she studied screenwriting.[5]
Swimming career[edit]
Mann swam her first 10k at age seven. At age 10, she became the youngest person to swim the 15 kilometer Maui Channel from Maui to Lanai.[3]
In 2011, Mann qualified for the Olympic Trials for open water and pool swimming, one of the youngest swimmers to do so. At the 2012 Olympic Trials, she placed fifth in the 400 IM and 800 freestyle, sixth in the 400 freestyle, and tenth in the 200 butterfly, not qualifying for the 2012 Olympic team, but becoming the youngest person to ever place in the Top 10 in 4 different events.[3][6]
She trained with Randy Reese at the Clearwater Aquatic Team, then moved to Baltimore to train under Bob Bowman with Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt.[7] [8][9][10] She swam for University of Southern California for two years before going pro, when she returned to training under Bowman at Sun Devil Aquatics.[11][12][13]
Mann is a National Champion, having won gold in the 10k at USA Swimming Open Water Nationals in both 2014 and 2015.[14][15][16][17]
Mann competed at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships, placing 6th in the 800 freestyle and 9th in the 400 IM.[18] She competed at the 2012 FINA Swimming World Cup, winning gold in the 800 meter freestyle at the Berlin stop.[19] At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, she placed 8th in both the 5k and 10k open water events.[20] At 2015 World Aquatics Championships, she placed 14th in the open water 10k, and 10th in the 800 meter freestyle.[21] At 2017 World Aquatics Championships, she placed 7th in the open water 25k.[22] She also competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade, and 2019 Pan American Games, winning a bronze medal in the 1500 meters.[23][24][25]
Mann competed in the 2016 Olympic Trials, but performed poorly due to suffering herniated disks and overtraining shortly before the competition.[3]
In 2019, she became the first person to ever complete the Triple Maui Nui Channel Swim, a 40 mile channel crossing from Mauito Molokai to Lanai back to Maui.[26][27][28][29]
Works[edit]
- The Stolen Dragon of Quanx[30]
References[edit]
- ^ "Becca Mann Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Munatones, Steven (2013-05-19). "Becca Mann Keeps Getting Better And Better". World Open Water Swimming Association. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ a b c d Griswold, Molly (2019-08-12). "Open Water Phenom Becca Mann to Tackle Never-Been-Completed Swim as Her Legacy". Swimming World News. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Becca Mann - Women's Swimming & Diving". USC Athletics. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Anderson, Jared (2018-08-22). "Open Water National Champ Becca Mann Turns Pro, Won't Swim NCAA At USC". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Shelton, Gary (2012-07-13). "Becca Mann, 14, isn't in Olympics yet but is a future force". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Keith, Braden (2014-01-22). "Becca Mann Moves to North Baltimore Aquatic Club". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "21 Hours and 35 Miles of Pain Later, USC Screenwriting Student Relishes Open-Water Swim Record in Hawaii". USC Today. 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "North Baltimore Aquatic Club enters new era without Michael Phelps, Bob Bowman". Baltimore Sun. 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ Reports, Staff (2014-09-04). "Phelps, 6 others from NBAC named to USA Swimming national team". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Becca Mann – Women's Swimming & Diving". USC Athletics. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Anderson, Jared (2018-08-22). "Open Water National Champ Becca Mann Turns Pro, Won't Swim NCAA At USC". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "Becca Mann Continues To Write Her Swim Story". www.usaswimming.org. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ Anderson, Jared (2014-06-13). "Becca Mann wins women's 10K to kick off Open Water Nationals". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Carroll, Tony (2015-04-24). "Becca Mann Wins Women's 10k Open Water National Championship". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "About". Becca Mann. 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Becca Mann - Openwaterpedia". www.openwaterpedia.com. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "All FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Results By OMEGA". www.omegatiming.com. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Wayback Machine". web.archive.org. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "All 17th FINA World Championships Results By OMEGA". www.omegatiming.com. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Becca Mann Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Becca MANN | Medals | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Covington, Taylor (2019-08-11). "2019 Pan American Games: Delfina Pignatiello Dominates Women's 1500 Free". Swimming World News. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Rodriguez, Tomas (2019-08-20). "Becca Mann Becomes First Swimmer To Complete The Triple Maui Nui Channel Swim". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "21 Hours and 35 Miles of Pain Later, USC Screenwriting Student Relishes Open-Water Swim Record in Hawaii". USC Today. 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Munatones, Steven (2020-05-24). "Becca Mann Describes The Maui Nui On WOWSA Live". World Open Water Swimming Association. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Keller-Marvin, Meg (2019-08-23). "Becca Mann Becomes First Person to Complete Maui Nui Triple Channel Swim". ISHOF. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Mann, Becca (2014-10-20). The Stolen Dragon of Quanx: The Eyes Trilogy. Shark Tooth Publishing. ISBN 978-0-578-14362-0.