2017 KENTUCKY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sacred Heart Academy’s Brooke Forde smashed a pair of State Records during finals at the 2017 Kentucky Girls High School State Championships. In the 200 free, she clocked in at 1:44.68 to break her own State Record, finishing 3 seconds ahead of South Oldham’s Lydia Jackson (1:47.86). She was even more dominant in the 500 free, winning the event by 10 seconds. She touched in 4:39.78, clearing the former State Record of 4:43.38 set by Leah Stevens, who currently swims at Stanford, in 2013.
Forde’s teammate Tonner DeBeer was also a double event winner. DeBeer got the ball rolling with a victory in the 100 fly, winning by over a second with her 53.02. She returned to the pool for the 100 back final, once again winning by a full second as she touched in 53.94.
Christian Academy’s Gabriela Albiero, daughter of Louisville Head Coach Arthur Albiero, had a standout performance in the 50 free. Albiero charged to a 22.94 victory, just missing her own State Record of 22.80. Greenwood’s Maggie Gholston, also a freshman, touched in 2nd with a quick 23.22.
Final Top 5 Team Scores:
- Sacred Heart Academy- 372.50
- Notre Dame Academy- 265
- Christian Academy Louisville- 208.50
- DuPont Manual High School- 190
- North Oldham High School- 170
Additional Event Winners:
- Girls 200 Medley Relay: Sacred Heart (DeBeer, Donan, Forde, Bauer)- 1:42.64
- Girls 200 IM: Samantha Glass (Notre Dame)- 2:00.42
- Girls 100 Free: Sophie Skinner (Notre Dame)- 49.89
- Girls 200 Free Relay: Manual (Michael, Reisert, Adams, Mason)- 1:36.70
- Girls 100 Breast: Kaylee Wheeler (Collegiate)- 1:02.00
- Girls 400 Free Relay: Sacred Heart (DeBeer, Miller, Bauer, Forde)- 3:22.98
Her breaststroke was already very strong and now her freestyle is improving at a fast pace.
If her backstroke can improve in the same way in the next months, she will be quickly the woman to beat in the US 400 IM.
She also set the pool record at Ralph Wright Natatorium as a senior in high school! Fun!