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Rebecca "Becky" Bird had an outstanding career in the pool for the Wheaton women's swimming program. In 2005 she earned All-America recognition and was named the MVP of the 2005 CCIW Women's Swimming Championships.
In 2005, she represented Wheaton at the Division III Championships and finished seventh in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:24.84 to earn All-America recognition.
Earlier in the 2005 campaign, she won CCIW Championships in both the 1,650-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle to earn the conference's MVP award. She established CCIW records in both of those events. Many of her accomplishments still stand today as she is currently fourth on the Wheaton top-times list in the 500-yard freestyle and is fifth in the both the 1,650-yard and 1,000-yard freestyle.
Following graduation Rebecca became the United States Masters Swimming National Champion in the women's 1,000-yard freestyle in 2010. She continues to compete in open water swimming events with her husband Brian Foster, a fellow Wheaton Swimming alumnus.
