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Career Honors

  • Six-time All-American: 500 free (2022- ninth), 800 free relay (2023- seventh; 2022- third), 200 free (2021- ninth), 400 free relay (2021- ninth) and 800 free relay (2021- seventh)
  • Pac-12 Champion (500 free- 2022)
  • CSC Academic All-American First Team (2023)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2022-23)
  • Two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American (2022-23)
  • Owns the Stanford record in the 800 free relay (6:06.83)
  • Ranks second in the Stanford record book in the 200 free (1:32.48)
  • Ranks second in the Stanford record book in the 500 free (4:11.56)
  • Ranks fourth in the Stanford record book in the 200 fly (1:41.70)

Stanford Best Times

  • 200 Free- 1:32.48
  • 500 Free- 4:11.56
  • 200 Fly- 1:41.70

As a Junior (2022-23)

  • All-American: 800 free relay (seventh, 6:11.49)
  • CSC Academic All-American First Team
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • Captured four individual event titles during the dual meet season (2x 500 free, 2x 1000 free)
  • Took seventh in the 800 free relay at the NCAA Championships (seventh, 6:11.49)
  • Also competed at the NCAA Championships in the 500 free (36th, 4:19.43), 200 free (42nd, 1:35.03), and 200 fly (40th, 1:46.96)
  • Took third in the 800 free relay at the Pac-12 Championships (third, 6:11.08)
  • Also competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 500 free (seventh, 4:15.01), and the 200 free (25th, 1:34.09)

As a Sophomore (2021-22)

  • Two-time All-American: 500 free (ninth, 4:11.56), and 800 free relay (third, 6:06.83)
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • Also competed in the 200 free (19th, 1:32.75) and 200 fly (25th, 1:43.03) at the NCAA Championships 
  • Pac-12 Champion in the 500 free
  • Also reached the podium at the Pac-12 Championships in the 800 free relay (second, 6:08.73), 200 free (second, 1:32.48), and scored points in the 200 fly (fifth, 1:41.70)
  • Set the Stanford record in the 800 free relay at the NCAA Championships (6:06.83)
  • Swam the second-fastest 500 free in program history at the NCAA Championships (4:11.56)
  • Swam the second-fastest 200 free in program history at the Pac-12 Championships (1:32.48)
  • Swam the fourth-fastest 200 fly in program history at the Pac-12 Championships (1:41.70)

As a Freshman (2020-21)

  • Three-time All-American: 200 free (ninth), 400 free relay (ninth) and 800 free relay (seventh)
  • Also competed at the NCAA Championships in the 500 free (18th) and 200 fly (20th)
  • Reached the podium at the Pac-12 Championships in the 200 free (third) and 800 free relay (second); also scoring in the 500 free (seventh), 200 fly (seventh) and 400 free relay (fourth)
  • Debuted in the top 10 of the program record book in the 200 free (fourth), 500 free (sixth) and 200 fly (10th)

Prior to Stanford

  • 2020 graduate of Northern Guilford High School
  • Team captain (2020)
  • Team MVP (2017-18)
  • Two-time state champion in the 200 free (2017-18)
  • State record holder in the 200 free
  • Represented Greensboro YVMC (2016) and Enfinity Aquatic Club (2017-20) at the club level
  • Olympic trial qualifier in the 200-meter butterfly
  • Competed at 2019 Senior Nationals

Personal

  • Born in Tucson, Arizona
  • Son of Rebecca and Jamison Forst
  • Has three sisters – Isabella, Elizabeth and Charlotte
  • Contemplated profession is that of a doctor or engineer
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2021-22
Fly/Free
6-3 / 205 lbs
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2022-23
Fly/Free
6-3 / 205 lbs
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2023-24
Fly/Free
6-3 / 205 lbs