Rebecca Wilke Mann (born November 26, 1997) is an American open water swimmer and writer.[1][2]
 Mann at the Arena Pro Swim Series in 2014 | |||||||||
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| National team | United States | ||||||||
| Born | November 26, 1997 Homer Glen, Illinois | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
Medal record
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Swimming career
editMann 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][4]
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.[5] [6][7][8] She swam for University of Southern California for two years before going pro, when she returned to training under Bowman at Sun Devil Aquatics.[9][10][11]
Mann is a National Champion, having won gold in the 10k at USA Swimming Open Water Nationals in both 2014 and 2015.[12][13][14][15]
Mann competed at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships, placing 6th in the 800 freestyle and 9th in the 400 IM.[16] She competed at the 2012 FINA Swimming World Cup, winning gold in the 800 meter freestyle at the Berlin stop.[17] At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, she placed 8th in both the 5k and 10k open water events.[18] At 2015 World Aquatics Championships, she placed 14th in the open water 10k, and 10th in the 800 meter freestyle.[19] At 2017 World Aquatics Championships, she placed 7th in the open water 25k.[20] She also competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade, and 2019 Pan American Games, winning a bronze medal in the 1500 meters.[21][22][23]
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.[24][25][26][27]
Early life and education
editMann 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.[28] Mann then attended University of Southern California, where she studied screenwriting.[29]
Works
edit- The Stolen Dragon of Quanx[30]
References
edit- ^ "Becca Mann Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Munatones, Steven (May 19, 2013). "Becca Mann Keeps Getting Better And Better". World Open Water Swimming Association. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Griswold, Molly (August 12, 2019). "Open Water Phenom Becca Mann to Tackle Never-Been-Completed Swim as Her Legacy". Swimming World News. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Shelton, Gary (July 13, 2012). "Becca Mann, 14, isn't in Olympics yet but is a future force". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Keith, Braden (January 22, 2014). "Becca Mann Moves to North Baltimore Aquatic Club". SwimSwam. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "21 Hours and 35 Miles of Pain Later, USC Screenwriting Student Relishes Open-Water Swim Record in Hawaii". USC Today. June 24, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "North Baltimore Aquatic Club enters new era without Michael Phelps, Bob Bowman". Baltimore Sun. January 22, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Reports, Staff (September 4, 2014). "Phelps, 6 others from NBAC named to USA Swimming national team". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Becca Mann – Women's Swimming & Diving". USC Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Jared (August 22, 2018). "Open Water National Champ Becca Mann Turns Pro, Won't Swim NCAA At USC". SwimSwam. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Becca Mann Continues To Write Her Swim Story". www.usaswimming.org. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Jared (June 13, 2014). "Becca Mann wins women's 10K to kick off Open Water Nationals". SwimSwam. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Carroll, Tony (April 24, 2015). "Becca Mann Wins Women's 10k Open Water National Championship". SwimSwam. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "About". Becca Mann. February 28, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Becca Mann - Openwaterpedia". www.openwaterpedia.com. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "All FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Results By OMEGA". www.omegatiming.com. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Competition Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Wayback Machine". February 13, 2019. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "All 17th FINA World Championships Results By OMEGA". www.omegatiming.com. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Becca Mann Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Becca MANN | Medals | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Covington, Taylor (August 11, 2019). "2019 Pan American Games: Delfina Pignatiello Dominates Women's 1500 Free". Swimming World News. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Rodriguez, Tomas (August 20, 2019). "Becca Mann Becomes First Swimmer To Complete The Triple Maui Nui Channel Swim". SwimSwam. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "21 Hours and 35 Miles of Pain Later, USC Screenwriting Student Relishes Open-Water Swim Record in Hawaii". USC Today. June 24, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Munatones, Steven (May 24, 2020). "Becca Mann Describes The Maui Nui On WOWSA Live". World Open Water Swimming Association. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Keller-Marvin, Meg (August 23, 2019). "Becca Mann Becomes First Person to Complete Maui Nui Triple Channel Swim". ISHOF. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Becca Mann - Women's Swimming & Diving". USC Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Jared (August 22, 2018). "Open Water National Champ Becca Mann Turns Pro, Won't Swim NCAA At USC". SwimSwam. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Mann, Becca (October 20, 2014). The Stolen Dragon of Quanx: The Eyes Trilogy. Shark Tooth Publishing. ISBN 978-0-578-14362-0.