Women's Swimming & Diving 2020-21

PositionBREAST/FREE/IM

Height5-9

ClassSenior

HometownLouisville, Ky.

Career Accolades

Member of two NCAA championship teams (2018-19)
Member of four Pac-12 championship teams (2018-20, 2022)
2020 Olympian (USA)- 800 free relay
2020 Olympic Silver Medalist (USA)- 800 free relay
2017-18 Pac-12 Women's Swimming Newcomer of the Year
2020-21 Pac-12 Women's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Five-time national champion: 400 IM (2021), 500 free (2019), 800 free relay (2018-19, 2022)
19-time All-America: 200 fly (2019- 10th), 200 breast (2020, 2021- 13th, 2022- 7th), 400 IM (2018- fourth; 2019- third; 2020, 2021- first, 2022- 2nd), 500 free (2018- 2nd; 2019- 1st; 2020, 2021- 3rd, 2022- 4th), 800 free relay (2018- 1st; 2019- 1st; 2020, 2021- 8th, 2022- 1st)
Six-time Pac-12 Champion: 200 breast (2020), 400 IM (2020-22), 500 free (2021), 800 free relay (2022)
2021 CoSIDA at-large Academic All-American of the Year
Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-America first team (2020-2022)
Three-time CoSIDA Academic all-district (2020-2022)
Five-time CSCAA Scholar All-American (2018-22)
Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-22)
2019 Pac-12 All-Academic first team
James Lyons Service Award winner
Ranks second all-time at Stanford in the 500 free (4:31.34)
Ranks fifth all-time at Stanford in the 400 IM (3:59.26)
Ranks sixth all-time at Stanford in the 200 breast (2:07.35)
Ranks sixth all-time at Stanford in the 200 IM (1:54.98)
Ranks eighth all-time at Stanford in the 200 fly (1:53.67)

Lifetime Bests

International Experience

2020 Tokyo Olympian
2020 Olympic Silver Medalist- 800 free relay
Made Team USA with a sixth-place finish in the 200m free at the Olympic Trials to be included in the relay pool
Anchored Team USA to a second-place showing in the trials of the 800 free relay, splitting 1:57.00 on her leg

As a Fifth Year (2021-22) • Pac-12 Champions

NCAA Champion in the 800 free relay
Two-time Pac-12 Champion: 800 free relay and 400 IM
Four-time All-American: 800 free relay (first), 500 free (fourth), 400 IM (second), 200 breast (seventh)
CoSIDA Academic All-America at-large first team
CoSIDA Academic All-District at-large first team
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
CSCAA Scholar All-American
James Lyons Service Award winner
Won the 500 free in the dual at Utah (Oct. 15)
Won the 500 free against Arizona State (Jan. 21)
Won the 200 breast and 400 IM against Arizona (Jan. 22)
Won the 200 breast against UCLA (Jan. 28)
Won the 500 free and 200 IM against USC, also taking third in the 200 free (Jan. 29)
Swam a nation-leading time in the 800 free relay at the Pac-12 Championships (Feb. 24)
Scored in the A finals of the Pac-12 Championships in the 200 IM (third), 400 IM (first) and 200 breast (fifth)
Swam in the A final in four events at the NCAA Championships

As a Senior (2020-21)

NCAA Champion in the 400 IM (4:01.57)
Four-time All-American: 400 (first), 500 free (third), 200 breast (13th), 800 free relay (eighth)
Two-time Pac-12 champion: 400 IM (4:02.57) and 500 free (4:37.07)
Pac-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2021 CSCAA Scholar All-American
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Won her first national title in the 400 IM, continuing a streak five-straight titles in the event for Stanford
Defender her Pac-12 title in the 400 IM

As a Junior (2019-20) • Pac-12 Champions

Four-time All-American: 200 breast, 400 IM, 500 free, 800 free relay
Two-time Pac-12 champion: 200 breast (2:07.35), 400 IM (4:01.53)
CSCAA Scholar All-American
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Also scored at Pac-12 Championships in the 800 free relay (third, 6:56.88) and the 500 free (fourth, 4:37.09)

As a Sophomore (2018-19) • NCAA Champions • Pac-12 Champions

Two-time national champion: 500 free (4:31.34) and 800 free relay (6:47.22)
Four-time All-American: 400 IM (third, 3:59.25), 200 fly (1:53.93), 500 free (first), and 800 free relay (first)
CSCAA Scholar All-America
Pac-12 All-Academic first team
Scored at Pac-12 Championships in three events: finishing second in the 400 IM (4:00.27), and fourth in the 200 IM (1:55.11) and 200 fly (fourth, 1:53.67)
Time of 4:31.34 in the 500 free at the NCAA Championships ranks second in school history (March 21)

As a Freshman (2017-18) • NCAA Champions • Pac-12 Champions

National champion in the 800 free relay (6:46.93)
Three-time All-American: 400 IM (fourth, 3:59.34), 500 free (11th, 4:37.53) and 800 free relay (first)
Pac-12 Women's Swimming Newcomer of the Year
CSCAA Scholar All-America
Also competed at NCAA Championships in the 200 breast (23rd, 2:09.78)
Reached podium in each of her events at Pac-12 Championships: finishing second in the 800 free relay (6:53.86), and third in the 200 IM (1:54.98), 400 IM (4:01.04) and 200 breast (2:07.43).
Her finish in the 400 IM was behind only two American record-setting times (Ledecky, Eastin)

Prior to Stanford

2017 NHSCA National High School Swimmer of the Year
2017 KHSAA Kentucky Female Athlete of the Year
2017 Courier-Journal Metro-Louisville High School Female Athlete of the Year
Most Outstanding Swimmer at 2017 state meet
Five-time individual state champion; 200 individual medley (2015), 200 freestyle (2016, 2017) and 500 freestyle (2016, 2017)
12-time high school All-American
Graduated as high school state record holder in the 200 free (1:44.68), 500 free (4:39.87) and 200 free relay (1:34.09)
Graduated with 14 total individual Kentucky state records and six relay records.
High school team won four straight state swimming & diving titles (2014-17)
Lakeside Swim Club
2017 World University Games, 2016 FINA World Cup, 2016 Junior Pan-Pacific Games, 2015 Junior World Championships
2016 Olympic Trials qualifier (four events)
Two-time finalist at 2017 U.S. National Championships (third in 400 IM and 200 free)
2017 18-and-under long course national champion in 400 IM and 200 free
2016 18-and-under short course national champion in the 400 IM

Personal

Brooke Forde Season 2020-21