Butler County YMCA’s Camryn Forbes announced via Twitter that she had made a verbal commitment to Indiana University for 2017-18.
Beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to Indiana! I can’t wait to see what my future holds there! GO IU!! pic.twitter.com/LLnBt1KZ82
— Camryn Forbes (@camrynforbes) September 6, 2016
The Knoch High School senior has been the reigning YMCA national record-holder in the 100 meter backstroke for the last three years. She first established the mark at 1:02.68 in 2014, lowered it to 1:02.54 in 2015, and then again to 1:02.14 this past summer. Her 2016 performance was especially gratifying, after having had a disappointing race at Olympic Trials in June. Forbes also swam the 200 back at Trials; she earned new PBs in both distances at YMCA Summer Nationals. Forbes’ top times include:
| SCY | LCM | |
| 50 back | 25.60 | 29.41 |
| 100 back | 54.02 | 1:02.14 |
| 200 back | 1:57.59 | 2:14.27 |
| 200 IM | 2:00.79 | 2:23.50 |
| 50 free | 23.87 | 26.76 |
| 100 free | 50.15 | 57.03 |
| 200 free | 1:49.56 | 2:02.76 |
Forbes will add firepower to the Hoosiers’ talent pool in backstroke as soon as she suits up. Both her 100 and 200 back times would have been B-final scorers at 2016 B1G Championships, and she will be a great addition to a workout group that already includes Kennedy Goss, Marie Chamberlain, Alexandra Rockett, and Rachel Matsumura, all of whom will be seniors in 2017-18.
Indiana is on a roll with early commitments. The Hoosiers’ class of 2021 will also include: Abby Kirkpatrick, Anna Kirkpatrick, Grace Haskett, and Kendall Hermann.
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