Brooke Forde
Sacred Heart Academy
Impact Statement
“I am focused on short-term goals because it is so hard to have long-term goals — lots of detail work.” -Brooke Forde
Biography
Brooke Forde closed-out her scholastic career with two individual state gold medals, giving her five for her high school career.
Forde, who will attend Stanford University, captured state titles in the 200-and-500 freestyle events, setting new records in the process. She also was part of two gold medal winning relay teams at the Kentucky state championships.
Forde is a member of the USA Swimming Junior National Team. She won a gold medal at the Junior Pan-Pacs as a member of the 800-meter freestyle relay team. Forde is the first swimmer from Kentucky to win the NHSCA National Girls’ Swimming Athlete of the Year Award.
Forde immediately made an impact for the Cardinals on the national scene. She was named the Pac-12 Women’s Swimming Newcomer of the Year. She won her first National title in the 800 Freestyle relay. She also earned All America honors in three events. As sophomore, she earned four additional All American honors. She also won the NCAA titles in the 500 Freestyle and 800 Freestyle Relay. In 2020, Forde added four more All American honors. Due to Covid, the NCAA Championships were canceled.
Forde was a member of the United States Olympic team for the 2020 Games held in Tokyo. She earned a Silver medal in the 800 meter freestyle relay.
Forde has also excelled out of the pool. She was named CSCAA Scholar All American her freshman and sophomore year. She was also named to the 2020 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll. Her senior year she was the Pac-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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