Jessica Antiles

Jessica Antiles (born December 25, 1996) is an American swimmer. Antiles was one of 24 swimmers who swam for Team USA at the 2017 Maccabiah Games,[2] where she won two medals.[3]

Jessica Antiles
Personal information
Full nameJessica Antiles
Nationality United States
Born (1996-12-25) December 25, 1996[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamColumbia University
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Maccabiah Games
2017 Israel400 m individual medley
2017 Israel200 m individual medley

Personal life

Antiles grew up in South Orange, New Jersey,[4] is the daughter of Seth and Janette Antiles, and is Jewish.[5][6] She is a member of the Maplewood Jewish Center, where her father is president.[6] Her mother Janette competed in the Maccabiah Games herself, in tennis, representing Venezuela.

Antiles graduated from Golda Och Academy in 2015.[7] She continued her education at Columbia University, where she majors in psychology and competes on the varsity swimming team, graduating in 2019.[1][8] In 2017, Antiles received an honorable mention by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as recognition for Scholar All-America.[9]

Swimming career

Antiles has been competitively swimming since childhood, including competing for her hometown swim team, the South Orange Dolphins.[10]

High school

In 2013 as a high school sophomore, she tied the prep championships record for the 200-yard individual medley with a 2:08.88 finish. The following year as a junior, Antiles broke the record in the event that had stood for 35 years with a time of 2:03.50.[11] As a senior in 2015, Antiles once again broke the record, with a time of 2:02.63.[12] In addition, at the 2015 championships, Antiles broke the 100-yard butterfly record with a time of 00:56.01, breaking the previous record of 00:56.85.[13] These records were added to her other previous prep championships record in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.91.[13] She also holds the Essex County meet record in the 200 IM with 2:02.62, along with the 100 freestyle with 51.47,[13] and was the New Jersey record holder in the 200 IM with a time of 2:00.84, from March 2014 until December 2015.[14]

Olympic trials

In 2014, at the CeraVe Invitational, Antiles qualified for the Olympic trials, finishing in second place in the 400-meter long course individual medley with a time of 26.93.[15] Prior to her official qualifiers however, Antiles required surgery due to a sinus infection, which left her unable to swim for 75 days, impacting her training and resulting in her failure to qualify.[5]

2017 Maccabiah Games

Representing Team USA at the 2017 Maccabiah Games,[16] Antiles won the silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4:58.27[17] and a bronze medal in the 200 Individual Medley.[18] She also had a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:20.89 and 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:13.59.[19] She also finished in 20th place in the 200-meter butterfly.[20]

When asked about the experience Antiles stated: "this was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. It was such an honor and such a special opportunity to be able to compete in Israel among some of the greatest Jewish athletes in the word."[21]

Israeli National Championship

In 2014, while living in Israel, Antiles won four gold medals during the Israeli National Championship. She won in all four events she competed in,[13] which were the 200-meter individual medley, the 400-meter individual medley, the 800-meter freestyle, and the 400-meter freestyle.[22]

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References
  1. "Jessica Antiles Bio". gocolumbialions.com The Official Athletics Website of Columbia University in the City of New York. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  2. "Jessica Antiles Stoked & Ready for 2017 Maccabiah Games". gocolumbialions.com The Official Athletics Website of Columbia University in the City of New York. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  3. "Jessica Antiles Medals in 200 & 400 IM at Maccabiah Games | Columbia Undergraduate Admissions". undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  4. "Maccabi USA Announces The Open Swimming Team For The 20th World Maccabiah Games | Maccabi USA". www.maccabiusa.com. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  5. "Faster, faster". New Jersey Jewish News | NJJN. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  7. Girls swimming: Golda Och junior Jessica Antiles breaks 35-year-old record in Prep Championships - NJ.com
  8. "Jessica Antiles - Women's Swimming and Diving". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  9. "Ivies Earn CSCAA Scholar All-America Recognition". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  10. "Win for South Orange Summer Swim Team". South Orange, NJ Patch. 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  11. "Girls swimming: Golda Och junior Jessica Antiles breaks 35-year-old record in Prep Championships". NJ.com. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  12. "Updated: Villa Walsh wins third straight Prep swimming title". Daily Record. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  13. "Golda Och Academy Senior Jessica Antiles Breaks Swim Meet Record". TAPinto. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  14. "New Jersey Swimming : News". www.njswim.org. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  15. "4 Ladies Qualify For Olympic Trials In 400 IM At CeraVe Invite". Swimming World News. 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  16. "Women's Swimming & Diving's Rosenberg to Compete at the 20th World Maccabiah Games". Brown. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  17. "Murez Picks Up 2nd Gold Of Maccabiah Games With 1:59 200 Free". SwimSwam. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  18. "Jessica Antiles Medals In 200 IM & 400 IM At Maccabiah Games". gocolumbialions.com The Official Athletics Website of Columbia University in the City of New York. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  19. "Former U.S. National Teamer BJ Johnson Wins 100 Breast at Maccabiah". SwimSwam. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  20. וסרשפרונג, אורן. "Results - 20th Maccabiah 2017". www.maccabiah.com. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  21. Alumni Socierty Schechter/Golda Och Academy News, Fall 2017, Page 8
  22. "Swimming nationals end on a high with Israeli record". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
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