Eric Forbes
Eric Forbes
Height: 6-4
Year: SR
Hometown: Orange County, CA
High School: San Juan Hills
Events: Free/IM
Major: Sustainable Business

2019-20

  • Member of the team that earned a 5-3 dual-meet record and a fourth-place showing at the SCIAC Championships
  • Ranks third all-time at the U of R with a time of 2:06.87 in the 200 Breast, which came at the SCIAC Championships
  • Clocked the fifth-fastest time among the Redlands top-10 list for the 100 Breast (57.52) when he swam as a finalist at the SCIAC Championships
  • Swam a career-best time of 1:55.88 in the 200 IM during the SCIAC Championships
  • Contributed to the fourth-fastest 200 Medley Relay in school history that uncorked a time of 1:33.03 for fourth place at the SCIAC Championships

2018-19

  • Contributed to the team's 5-3 dual-meet showing and third-place effort at the SCIAC Championships
  • Recorded a season-best time of 58.75 in the consolation final of the 100 Breast at the SCIAC Championships
  • Took second in the consolation final of the 200 Breast with a career-best time of 2:09.27 at the same meet
  • Competed in the consolation final of the 200 IM and posted a career-best time of 1:56.89

2017-18:

  • Took part in the Bulldogs’ fourth-place finish in the SCIAC Championships 
  • Swam the team's fourth-fastest time of the season in the 100 Back when he clocked a 55.50 100 Back as a member of a relay during the Redlands vs. Whittier meet
  • Fired off a career-best time of 48.74 in the Breast during the consolation final of the SCIAC Championships
  • Finished second in the consolation final of the 200 Breast with a career-best time of 2:09.75
  • Touched the wall in 1:58.80 as one of two Bulldogs to finish the 200 IM in under two minutes at the SCIAC Championships
  • A member of the squad that received College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association Scholar All-American honors in both the fall and spring semesters 

Awards

  • Member of the CSCAA Scholar All-America team (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)

Fun Facts

  • Postgraduate Plans: Get a job in development
  • Favorite Professional Athlete: Mike Trout
  • Favorite Food: Cheeseburger
  • Why I Chose to Become a Bulldog Student-AThlete: To compete at a higher level after high school