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Brooke FORDE
Sport Swimming
NOC United States   
GenderWomen
Born04 Mar 1999
Height1.75 m
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Higher education
Human Biology - Stanford University: United States
General Interest
Injuries
She had her tonsils removed in June 2020, which affected her training for several months. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 11 Aug 2020)
Famous relatives
Her mother Tricia competed in swimming for Northwestern University in Illinois, United States of America. Her brother Mitchell represented the University of Missouri in the sport, while her other brother Clayton swam for the University of Georgia. Their father Pat has worked as a writer for Sports Illustrated and has covered swimming at the Olympic Games. (gostanford.com, 01 Sep 2020; swimmingworldmagazine.com, 30 Jan 2020; georgiadogs.com, 01 Jan 2020; mutigers.com, 01 Jan 2017)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
She grew up in a swimming family alongside her two brothers. "Swimming is a huge part of our family. It takes up a lot of the family dinner conversations for sure. Sports for sure across the board. That carries over into swimming. I am probably the least into swimming than the rest of my family, if that makes sense. They are really into times. I don't know my best times half the time."
General Interest
Awards and honours
While competing for Stanford University in the United States of America, she was named 2018 Pac-12 Conference Women's Swimming Newcomer of the Year, and in 2021 received the Pac-12 Women's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. (gostanford.com, 01 Sep 2020; swimswam.com, 27 Feb 2021)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Greg Meehan [club, national], USA
Further Personal Information
Languages
English, Spanish
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Stanford University: United States
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (courier-journal.com, 10 Aug 2021)
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete, Student
General Interest
Other information
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in epidemiology at Stanford University in the United States of America. (gostanford.com, 27 Oct 2021; wave3.com, 09 Aug 2021)

ENVIRONMENTAL CARE
She has served as co-president of the Student-Athlete Sustainability Committee at Stanford University. "The world is giving us overt warning signs right now. Please don't ignore them." (gostanford.com, 27 Oct 2021)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2021 Tokyo, JPN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:40.73
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2019 Gwangju, KOR 400m Individual Medley 4:39.74
World Cup Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
4 2016 Hong Kong, CHN 200m Individual Medley 2:09.05
5 2016 Hong Kong, CHN 200m Breaststroke 2:25.54
2 2016 Hong Kong, CHN 400m Individual Medley 4:29.66
3 2016 Tokyo, JPN 400m Individual Medley 4:31.40