Jason Stephens
Jason Stephens’ impact on the Antioch High School Swim Team in the early 1990’s was much more than being one of the fastest freestyle sprinters in school history. He brought energy, enthusiasm and built team cohesiveness. Everyone rallied around Jason and his character made things fun. Along with another teammate, he created a ‘social media’ atmosphere with a printed swim team newsletter called The Weekly Wake. Fun facts, words of encouragement and a little humor here and there, it helped focus both the boys and girls teams on that week’s competition.
Jason was a four-time BVAL finalist and four time North Coast Section meet qualifier. As a sophomore, he placed 2nd in the 50 free and 3rd in the 100 free at the BVAL Championships. During his junior year, he placed 2nd in the 50 and 3rd in the 100 free at the North Coast Section Championships. His senior year he had the fastest time in the 50 and won the 100 free at the BVAL Championships. He was 2nd in the 50 (21.53) and 2nd in the 100 free (47.44) at the NCS Championships. He was voted the boys Most Valuable Swimmer and Team Captain by his peers. Along with his swimming success in high school, he was a second team All-BVAL water polo player as a sophomore, 1st team All-BVAL as a junior and senior.
Jason went on to swim for two years at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he competed against the likes of Tom Jager, Brad Schumacher and Jason Lezak, all Olympic gold medalists and world record holders. He graduated in 1999 with a BS in Business Administration/Finance. Jason currently lives in Fort Worth, Texas with his wife Summer and works as a Senior Portfolio Manager for Texas Capital Bank.
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