Julia Festa

Position:
Free
Class:
Senior
High School:
Great Neck South
Hometown:
Great Neck, N.Y.

At Princeton — 2013-14: competed in free events during her senior season. 2012-13: competed in free events while helping Princeton win Ivy League championship.

Before Princeton — earned three Top 10 finishes at Junior Nationals, including fifth-place finish in 1650; also recorded 10th-place finish in 1500m and 800m free relay … earned All-America honors in 500 four times … earned 2008 All-America honor in 200 free … Senior National qualifier in 2006 and 2007 … Junior National Qualifier from 2006 through 2010; qualified for six free events in 2010 … two-time Scholastic All-America … represented Great Neck South in five 500 free state finals … National Academic All-America … AP Scholar.

Personal — born Jan. 30, 1992 … daughter of Dr. Stephen Festa and Maureen Festa … father is a pediatric dentist; mother is a general dentist … older sister Natalia swam for Harvard and graduated in 2010 … enjoys the beach and swimming in the ocean.