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| Full name | Jessica Antiles | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 25, 1996 [1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | Columbia University | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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 majored in psychology and competed 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]
Antiles has been competitively swimming since childhood, including competing for her hometown swim team, the South Orange Dolphins. [10]
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]
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]
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]
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]
