Mikah Schlesinger Class: Junior Hometown: Herzliya, Israel High School: Hof Ha Sharon Event: Backstroke

Top Times
100 Meter Backstroke - 56.66 (Terrapin Cup Invitational, 2010)
200 Meter Backstroke - 2:02.63 (BIG EAST Championships, 2011)

2011-12: Competed in the 100 backstroke and the 200 backstroke at the BIG EAST Championships; finished 29th and 22nd, respectively ... Opened the season with a second-place finish in the 100 back and a third-place finish in the 200 back against La Salle ... Posted third place in the 100 back at the Cincinnati/West Virginia tri-meet ... Earned a seventh-place finish in the 200 back at the Maryland/Pittsburgh/Richmond quad-meet ... Placed second in the 200 back against both Seton Hall and Providence ... RELAYS: Swam a leg of 200 medley relay teams that placed sixth in the Connecticut/Georgetown/Rutgers quad-meet and seventh at the Maryland/Pittsburgh/Richmond quad-meet ... When swimming the 400 medley relay, teams came in seventh at the Connecticut/Georgetown/Rutgers quad-meet, sixth at the Maryland/Pittsburgh/Richmond quad-meet, and second at both the Seton Hall and Providence dual-meets.

2010-11: Finished 12th overall in the BIG EAST Championships for the 200 backstroke but recorded a personal best time of 2:02.63 ... Winner in the 100 backstroke in back-to-back meets against Seton Hall and Boston University and runner-up at both meets in the 200 backstroke ... Posted another win against La Salle in their season opener and finished third in the 200 individual medley ... Notched a second place standing at the quad-meet against Connecticut, Georgetown, and Rutgers; RELAYS: Swam leadoff in the 200 freestyle competition and earned first place against Seton Hall with a time of 1:42.45 ... Led off the 200 medley relay group to a third place finish against Seton Hall.

Hof Ha Sharon High School: Was a European junior finalist in the 200 meter backstroke in 2005 and competed for Israel in Hungary.

Personal: Born 1/11/90 in Kefar Saha, Israel ... One of six children of Dan and Nicola Schlesinger ... Siblings are Timnah (27), Toby (26), Alice (24), Holly (19) and Ruby (19) ... Her sister, Alice, was an Olympian for Israel at the 2008 summer games in Beijing and competed in judo ... Finished third in judo at the 2010 European Championships as well as in 2009 at the World Judo Championships ... Majoring in Environmental Science.