The first episode in season 2 of Humbled is a powerful example of why these conversations about athlete identity are important. 6x Olympic medalist swimmer Rebecca Soni gets candid about the process of finding out who she is beyond “Rebecca the Swimmer”. With 3 gold and 3 silver medals spanning two Olympics, she was the first woman to break 2:20 in the 200m breaststroke. Her list of athletic accomplishments on the global stage is much longer, but that’s not what she’s all that interested in talking about. She’s curious about how her identity got wrapped up in swimming, how social media and sponsorships complicate an athlete’s relationship with sport, and the power of positive thinking in racing. Rebecca is ready to talk about who she is outside of swimming, and how she has worked hard to find out who that actually is in the 8 years since retiring from professional sport.

How to find Rebecca:

Instagram: @rebventures, @riseathletes