Jesse Aungles

{{short description|Australian Paralympic swimmer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| classification = S8, SB7, SM8

| strokes = Backstroke, Freestyle

| club = Cruiz

| coach = Laura Brindley

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| birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia

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Jesse Bage Aungles {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|OAM}} (born 8 June 1995) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, 2020 Tokyo{{Cite web|date=16 June 2021|title=Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/06/paralympics-australia-names-powerful-para-swimming-team-for-tokyo/|access-date=20 June 2021|website=Paralympics Australia}} and the 2024 Paris Paralympics. {{Cite web |date=14 June 2024 |title=Paralympics Australia Names Swimming Team For Paris 2024 Games |url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/paralympics-australia-names-swimming-team-for-paris-2024-games/ |access-date=15 June 2024 |website=Paralympics Australia}}

Personal

He was born on 8 June in 1995 in Adelaide, South Australia.{{cite web|title=Jesse Aungles |url=http://www.swimming.org.au/article.php?group_id=37992 |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |work=Swimming Athlete Biographies |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905131841/http://www.swimming.org.au/article.php?group_id=37992 |archive-date= 5 September 2015 }} Aungles right leg was malformed at birth, which meant one femur was 10% shorter than the other and finished at the knee and his left leg was missing the fibula bone, the ankle, and he had only one toe on the foot. His left foot was amputated and his hip reconstructed at age one. He attended Unley High School. He completed a Bachelor of International Relations, Politics and Commerce at the University of Canberra in 2022.{{cite web|title=Jesse Aungles|date=26 February 2016 |url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jesse-aungles/|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|access-date=15 April 2016}} In 2024, he is working at the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-15 |title=Canberran swimming pair seal Paralympics ticket to Paris |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8663631/canberra-swimmers-qualify-for-paris-paralympic-games-2024/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=The Canberra Times |language=en-AU}}

Career

His first swimming competition was at the age of nine. Aungles stated: "I didn't consider myself as having a disability until I was about 10 because I was born that way. But as I got older I could tell people saw me a bit differently and being able to swim has been a way to overcome some of that".{{cite news|last1=Schultz|first1=Duane|title=Marion's Jesse scoops the pool|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/sport/marions-jesse-scoops-the-pool/story-fnf6m40f-1226492163112|access-date=21 July 2015|newspaper=Guardian Messenger|date=9 October 2012}} Aungles has been inspired by local swimmer and one of Australia's greatest Paralympians Matt Cowdrey.

In April 2014, Aungles won the men's 200 m individual medley SM8 event at the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships in a time of 2:29.54 to qualify for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|title=Results of the men's 200 m individual medley SM8 at the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships|url=http://liveresults.swimming.org.au/sal/2014OPEN1/140401F054.htm|publisher=Swimming Australia|date=5 April 2014|access-date=4 January 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043041/http://liveresults.swimming.org.au/sal/2014OPEN1/140401F054.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Look out Scotland – here come the Campbell sisters |url=http://www.swimming.org.au/article.php?group_id=28430&id=2 |publisher=Swimming Australia |date=5 April 2014 |access-date=4 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414043643/http://www.swimming.org.au/article.php?group_id=28430&id=2 |archive-date=14 April 2014 }} Three months later in Glasgow, Aungles won silver in the 200 metre individual medley SM8 event finishing behind the 2012 Olympic champion, England's Oliver Hynd.{{cite web|title=Results of the men's 200 m individual medley SM8 at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/PEVU/PEVU_SWM508101.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011032/http://results.glasgow2014.com/PEVU/PEVU_SWM508101.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=24 September 2015|publisher=Glasgow 2014|date=28 July 2014|access-date=4 January 2015}}

At the 2014 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships in California, Aungles won two gold, two silver a bronze medal. In the 100 metre butterfly S8, Aungles won gold in 1:05.48. In the 200 m medley SM8, Aungles started strong but was swam down by fellow countryman Blake Cochrane who just out touched Aungles by 0.24 seconds.{{cite web|first=Braden|last=Keith|title=2014 Para Pan Pac Championships: Day 4 Finals Real-Time Recaps|url=http://swimswam.com/2014-para-pan-pac-championships-day-4-real-time-recaps/|publisher=swimswam.com|date=9 August 2014|access-date=4 January 2015}} His bronze came in the 400 metre freestyle S8. In the relays, Aungles with Michael Anderson, Rick Pendleton and Matt Levy won gold in 4 × 100 metre medley finishing over six seconds ahead of the United States and in the 4×50 m medley the team of Aungles, Matthew Haanappel, Ahmed Kelly and Grant Patterson finished second behind Brazil.{{cite journal|title=Full results of the 2014 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships|url=https://images.teamusa.org/~/media/USA_Paralympics/Documents/swimming/2014PanPacResults.pdf|date=August 2014|access-date=4 January 2015}}

At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships, Glasgow, Scotland, he finished fourth in the Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay 34pts, fifth in the Men's 200m Individual Medley SM8, sixth in the Men's 400m Freestyle S8 and Men's 100m Backstroke S8 and seventh in Men's 100m Butterfly S8.{{cite web|title=Jesse Aungles|url=http://www.paralympic.org/glasgow-2015/schedule-results|publisher=Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships|access-date=21 July 2015}}

In 2016, he trained at the National Swimming Centre at the Australian Institute of Sport with coach Yuriy Vdovychenko. He was a South Australian Sports Institute scholarship holder. Aungles represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in four different events. He placed eighth in the final of Men's 400m Freestyle S8, seventh in Men's 100m Butterfly S8, seventh in Men's 100m Backstroke and sixth in Men's 200m Individual Medley SM8.{{cite web|title=Jesse Aungles |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/jesse-aungles |website=Rio Paralympics Official Results |publisher=Rio Paralympics 2016 |access-date=23 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023204421/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/jesse-aungles |archive-date=23 October 2016 }}

In reflection on competing for Rio, Aungles stated "Getting picked for that team is definitely a confidence boost. I was doubting myself after London trials when I didn't make the podium."{{cite web|last1=Schultz|first1=Duane|title=Marion's Jesse scoops the pool|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/sport/marions-jesse-scoops-the-pool/story-fnf6m40f-1226492163112|website=Sport|publisher=The Advertiser|access-date=23 October 2016}}

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, he won the gold medal in the Men's 200m Individual Medley SM8.

At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, London, he won the silver medal in the Men's 100m Backstroke S8 and bronze medal in the Men's 200m Individual Medal SM8.{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/london-2019/schedule-results/info-live-results/swlo19/eng/zb/engzb_swimming-athlete-profile-n15325-aungles-jesse.htm|title=Jesse Aungles|website=2019 World Para Swimming Championships Results|access-date=15 September 2019}}

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Aungles competed in four events. He came 11th in the 100 m butterfly S8 in his heat and failed to advance to the Final. He qualified for the 200 m individual medley SM8 Final and came seventh with a time of 2:29.48. His best results were in the Men's 100 m Backstroke S8 (time of 1:07.94) and in the Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7. (time of 1:22.06) {{Cite web|title=Jesse Aungles|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1498305-aungles-jesse.htm|access-date=7 October 2021|work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007044928/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1498305-aungles-jesse.htm|url-status=dead}} He came fourth in both events.{{Cite web |title=Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-paralympic-team/ |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}}

He competed at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester, England but did not medal. At the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Aungles finished sixth in the Men's 100 m backstroke S8 and won the gold medal in the Mixed 4 x 100 m medley 34 pts.

In 2024, he is being coached by Laura Brindley in Canberra.

Recognition

2017 - inducted into Swimming South Australia Hall of Fame.{{cite web|title=SwimmingSA Hall of Fame|url=https://sa.swimming.org.au/visageimages/Hall_of_Fame_Images/SwimmingSA%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20-%20Website.pdf|website=Swimming South Australia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202024646/https://sa.swimming.org.au/visageimages/Hall_of_Fame_Images/SwimmingSA%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20-%20Website.pdf|archive-date=2 February 2017|df=dmy-all}}
2019 - Swimming Australia Hancock Prospecting Swimmers’ Swimmer Award. {{Cite web|url=https://www.swimming.org.au/news-articles/triple-treat-arnie-swimmings-night-nights|title=Triple Treat for 'Arnie' at Swimming's Night of Nights|date=24 November 2019|website=Swimming Australia|access-date=2 December 2019}}
2025 - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024.{{Cite web |date=26 January 2025 |title=Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division |url=https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-01/AD25%20-%20Honours%20List%20Media%20Notes%20-%20Order%20of%20Australia%20-%20OAM.pdf |access-date=26 January 2025 |website=Governor-General of Australia}}

References

External links

{{Swimming Australia|jesse-aungles}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220315171146/https://www.swimming.org.au/athletes/jesse-aungles archive])
{{Paralympics Australia|jesse-aungles}}
{{Commonwealth Games Australia|jesse-aungles}}
{{IPC athlete|jesse-aungles|old_id=965951}}
[https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024-paralimpicos/atleta/jesse-aungles_3069011 Jesse Aungles] at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics
{{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|swimming/athlete-profile-n6029809-jesse-aungles}}
{{CGF profile}}

Category:1995 births

Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia

Category:Commonwealth Games swimmers for Australia

Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming

Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia

Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming

Category:Living people

Category:Male Paralympic swimmers for Australia

Category:S8-classified para swimmers

Category:Swimmers from Adelaide

Category:Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Category:Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics