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Aidan Forehand

Height:
6-0
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Indian Wells, CA
High School:
Xavier College Prep
Position:
UT

High School: Lettered four years in water polo and also competed in swimming … First-team Dester Empire League (3x) … led Xavier Prep to three DEL titles and made the CIF quarterfinals three times … team captain as a senior … led Xavier Prep to Riverside Poly tournament title … high school water polo coach was Pavol Valovic … also played club for Scorpions Water Polo Club from 2021-24 and Chino Hills Area Water Polo from 2016-21 … team captain on club team, earned 3x Junior Olympics medalist, placed top 20 in nation and podium finishes at Cal Cup … graduated with 4.0 grade-point average and earned full NROTC scholarship for multiple schools.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 34 … son of Lyle and Maggie Forehand … has an older brother and sister … undecided on academic major and considering Chinese minor … Why I came to the Academy: “To be better and be surrounded by people doing the same and to serve and protect my country and people.” … sister is a 2022 Naval Academy grad and is in the Marine Corps … hobbies are music, climbing, hiking, photography and martial arts … something not many people know about him is that he’s a trained pianist for over 11 years … credits his older brother as having the biggest impact on his water polo career … favorite social media follow is Artifaxing … favorite team is the Seattle Kraken and favorite athlete is Chicken Joe … greatest team moment in sports is the 1980 Winter Olympics Miracle on Ice, when USA Hockey beats Soviet Union.