Caroline Forbes '25 Recruiting Profile
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Personal Statement
Hello! My name is Caroline Forbes. I am a 3-time Youth Nationals qualifying rower, having competed in the US Rowing Youth National Regattas in 2022 (U16 2x, U19 4-), 2023 (U19 4-) and 2024 (U19 2-). In 2024, my U19 pair placed 6th place in the A-final. I have verbally committed to row for Coach Cupini at University of Tennessee beginning fall of 2025.
A little more about me. I am an exceptionally motivated and fiercely competitive athlete who is extremely dedicated to preparing myself to compete at the highest level in the sport of rowing. I began rowing as a 14 year old freshman in the U16 division during the fall of 2021 and quickly earned recognition from my coaches and teammates for my reliability and tenacity. Despite being a 14 year old novice, I excelled and became one of the fastest on my team. I was placed in the first varsity W4- and a U17x for the 2022 mid-Atlantic regionals, where we qualified for nationals in both events. During that regatta, I was also asked to sub into the novice W8+, which was my 3rd race of the day. That season, my coaches awarded me Most Valuable Rower and my teammates presented me with the 'Beast Mode' award for having the toughest competitive spirit. I am now 16 and have competed in two Youth Nationals regattas in 3 boats. Most recently, I qualified for the 2024 Youth Nationals regatta by placing 3rd in the Women's pair at Mid-Atlantic Regionals. My partner and I competed in Youth Nationals in Sarasota in June '24 where we qualified for the A-final and placed 6th overall in the nation. I was awarded the Women's Most Valuable Rower by my teammates and coaches following the Spring 2024 season.
Athletics
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 3 seasons
- 2024 Williamsburg Boat Club
- WBC produced 2 nationals-qualifying women's boats in 2024.
- 2023 Williamsburg Boat Club (Varsity)
- WBC produced 3 national qualifying women's boats during 2023.
- 2022 Williamsburg Boat Club (Varsity)
- WBC produced 3 national qualifying women's boats during the 2022 season.
Coach References
- Club Coach
- Ashley Saba
- Club Coach
- Tom Rooks
- Strength
- Matt Midnight
Events
- Camp/Event
- 2024 Youth Nationals
- 6/06/24 to 6/09/24
- Competed in the W2- (finished 6th place in the A-final, 6th overall))
- Camp/Event
- 2024 Mid-Atlantic Youth Regionals
- 5/11/24 to 5/12/24
- I placed 3rd overall in the Women's Youth 2- qualifying for the Youth Nationals Regatta in Sarasota, FL June 6-9, 2024.
- Camp/Event
- 2022 Mid-Atlantic Youth Regionals
- Competed in Women's U19 4- (qualified for nationals), the Women's U17 2x (qualified for nationals), and the Women's Novice 8+.
- Camp/Event
- 2022 US Rowing Youth Nationals
- Competed in the Youth W4- (finished 1st place C-finals, 13th overall), and U17 W2x (finished 5th place C-finals, 15th overall)
- Camp/Event
- US Rowing Olympic Development Program
- I attended ODP at age 14 and turned 15 during camp. I excelled during the camp which concluded with a East Coast vs. West Coast regatta. I was selected as stroke for both the first varsity W8+, the second varsity W8+ as well as stroke for the first varsity W4+. Our team 'East Coast Beast Coast' took the top team.
- Camp/Event
- 2023 US Rowing Youth Nationals
- Competed in the Youth W4- (finished 4th place C-finals, 20th overall)
- Camp/Event
- 2023 Mid-Atlantic Youth Regionals
- I competed in the W4- (qualified for nationals).
Training
- WBC Winter Training
- 2 years
- I participated in WBC winter indoor erg, strength and endurance training during the winters of 22/23 and 23/24.
- WBC Summer Rowing
- 1 year
- I participated in Williamsburg Boat Club's summer rowing program June-August 2023.
- Strength and Conditioning
- 2 years
- I have worked with my personal athletic trainer, Coach Matt Midnight of Crossfit 1607, year round for the past 2 years. I perform lifting and erging daily with Coach Matt, both during the offseason and during rowing season.
- Olympic Development Program 2022
- 1 year
- I attended the ODP camp and trained daily with Coach Rick Brown for 4 weeks in June-July 2022.
Statistics
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Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
NoAre you in AP/IB classes?
NoRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
NoAwards and Activities
- ActivitiesWhen not training, I focus on music which I have studied for over 10 years. I am a trained pianist and have been learning guitar as well. I also work giving piano lessons to kids in my neighborhood. I currently have 8 students ages 5-11 that I mentor by providing in home piano and music theory lessons on a weekly basis.
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