Rebecca Meder

Hometown

Durban

Activity

Freestyle and IM

Speedo Elite Athlete - Rebbeca Meder

Rebecca is a South African swimmer from Durban. She has been competing for 11 years and is an individual medley swimmer.

What are some of your most memorable moments or achievements?

My swimming career has spanned a significant period, from the age of 8 to 21, and it's been filled with numerous memorable moments. Some of my highlights include:

- Olympic Games (Tokyo)
- Commonwealth Games finalist (multiple finals) (Birmingham)
- Achieving 6th place at Worlds Short Course (Australia)
- Attaining 10th place at the World Championships (Japan)
- 3x medallist at Youth Commonwealth (Bahamas)
- Securing 11 gold medallist at Africa Champs (Ghana)

What are some of your top tips?

Surround yourself with a great team of likeminded people, because as much as it is an individual sport, the benefit of having a great team is incomparable to doing it on your own. A team ultimately makes the journey fun and memorable. I believe that you must have fun in your sport as a fun atmosphere produces successful results. And, you need to trust your coach.

Apart from swimming, what do you do for fun?

I love nature. I collect orchids and exotic, funky plants. I also love frogging, birding and going to Game Reserves when I have some free time (not very often haha). I love spending time with my 2 crazy Boston terriers and my beautiful cat. I enjoy painting and I also enjoy chilling and watching some series. I have recently started venturing into content creation. I love photography and marketing, so this combo goes well together. I try to fit this all in with my studies as well. I am currently studying marketing.

What is your favourite Speedo product and why?

I am a Speedo freak. I have been with the brand ever since I started swimming. I have seen how the brand has evolved over the years and I can honestly say that Speedo has always provided the nicest gear. If I had to choose only 2 products, I would have to say the Speedo Speedsocket 2 goggles and the latest Speedo Fastskin LZR Valor 2.0 closed back racing suit. I train and race in the goggles as they are incredibly comfortable. The racing suit is awesome as, being an individual medley swimmer, requires me to be comfortable and fast in all 4 strokes. This racing suit makes this possible.