2021-22 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Forbes, Ben
Ben Forbes
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Position:
- Free
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fresno, Calif.
- High School:
- Clovis North
Bio
2021-22: Placed fourth in the 500 free and fifth in the 200 free versus Indiana (10/16) ... Took fourth in the 100 free against UIC (10/23) ... Secured a sixth-place finish in the 200 free at the Purdue Invitational (11/20).
2020-21: Took bronze in the 200 free against Illinois and Wisconsin (2/6) ... Finished 15th in the 200 free while also competing in the 100 free and 500 free at the Big Ten Championships (3/2-6) ... Also at B1Gs, swam the tird leg of the school record-breaking 800 free relay team (3/2-6).
2019-20: Placed 19th in the 200 free at the Big Ten Championships with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:35.88 ... Took first in the 200 free against UIC and Illinois in his Northwestern debut (Oct. 12)...Placed 5th in the 50 free and 4th in the 100 free (11/1)...Placed second in the 200 free and 200 free relay (11/2) ... Finished second in the 200 free at the TYR Invitational (11/24).
High School: Ranked 22nd in California by CollegeSwimming.com… US Olympic Trials Qualifier in 400m free... 3x USA Swimming Jr. National Finalist... National Select Camp 2018...Scholastic All-American... 2017 and 2018 NISCA All-American… top ten finish at the 2018 California CIF Swimming and Diving State Championships in the 200 Free… 2th place finish at the 2017 Western Zone Senior Championships in the 100 Free
Personal: Born Benjamin Forbes… Parents are John Brenda Forbes… Competed for Clovis Swim Club… Had five family members that are Northwestern Alums… Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame, Purdue and Georgia Tech… Class Valedictorian… National Honors Society… Anticipated major is Mechanical Engineering
2020-21: Took bronze in the 200 free against Illinois and Wisconsin (2/6) ... Finished 15th in the 200 free while also competing in the 100 free and 500 free at the Big Ten Championships (3/2-6) ... Also at B1Gs, swam the tird leg of the school record-breaking 800 free relay team (3/2-6).
2019-20: Placed 19th in the 200 free at the Big Ten Championships with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:35.88 ... Took first in the 200 free against UIC and Illinois in his Northwestern debut (Oct. 12)...Placed 5th in the 50 free and 4th in the 100 free (11/1)...Placed second in the 200 free and 200 free relay (11/2) ... Finished second in the 200 free at the TYR Invitational (11/24).
High School: Ranked 22nd in California by CollegeSwimming.com… US Olympic Trials Qualifier in 400m free... 3x USA Swimming Jr. National Finalist... National Select Camp 2018...Scholastic All-American... 2017 and 2018 NISCA All-American… top ten finish at the 2018 California CIF Swimming and Diving State Championships in the 200 Free… 2th place finish at the 2017 Western Zone Senior Championships in the 100 Free
Personal: Born Benjamin Forbes… Parents are John Brenda Forbes… Competed for Clovis Swim Club… Had five family members that are Northwestern Alums… Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame, Purdue and Georgia Tech… Class Valedictorian… National Honors Society… Anticipated major is Mechanical Engineering
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