PENN TWP — One record. One coach. One goal.

Camryn Forbes is honing in.

The 16-year-old Penn Township resident and longtime Butler YMCA swimmer recently snapped her own national record in the 100-meter backstroke at the YMCA Long Course Nationals at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis.

Forbes swam the event in 1 minute, 2.54 seconds. Her time of 1:02.68 at Long Course Nationals last year broke the 10-year-old record of 1:02.73 set by Tricia Weaner of Gettysburg.

“Camryn went out there with a goal in mind of breaking her own record and she was able to do that,” Butler Y swim coach Alex Fertelmes said. “She worked hard for it.

“She always works hard. She is a very motivated swimmer.”

Forbes will be a junior at Butler High School this year, but does not swim for the high school team. She said she wants to focus on one coach and one way of doing things.

“Right now, my goal is to at least reach the semifinals at Olympic qualifying next summer,” Forbes said. “The Olympic trials are in a long course pool, so that's where my focus is right now.”

The Olympic swimming trials take place in Omaha, Neb., in late June of next year. Forbes is qualified to compete in the 100 and 200 backstroke.

Winter YMCA competition is held in 25-yard pools. The long course pools are 50 meters in length.

“Because it's an Olympic year (2016), there's an Arena Pro Series coming up in long course pools and I'm hoping to do a few of those,” Forbes said. “That will help my preparation.”

Forbes will compete in the first Arena Pro Series event Nov. 20-22 in Minneapolis. Arena Pro Series stops are also Jan. 15-17 in Austin, Texas, Feb. 12-14 in Orlando, Fla., April 15-18 in Mesa, Ariz., May 14-17 in Charlotte, N.C. and June 18-21 in Santa Clara, Calif.

While competing at the YMCA Long Course Nationals, Forbes also won the 50-meter backstroke with a personal-best time of 29.41 seconds. She swam a personal best of 28.97 seconds in the 50-meter butterfly.

“I definitely exceeded my expectation level there,” she said.

Forbes' 200-meter backstroke — the other event she is qualified for at Olympic trials — was a 2:18.36, short of her personal best of 2:16.41.

“We're working on getting better in that event as well,” Fertelmes said. “Camryn puts in the time, both in the water and on the weights. She takes a week off in the spring and a week off in the summer. Besides that. she's training.”

During the summer, Forbes puts in 17 hours a week in the pool and another three hours in weight training. During the school year, her weight training stays the same and she still finds time to spend 14 hours a week in the water.

She has been swimming since age 6 and has never grown tired of it.

“I love the sport. That definitely comes into play with how hard I work at it,” Forbes said. “A big part of it is that I've been able to have fun with it the entire time.”

In terms of the Olympics, Forbes said “I would love to make the team next year ... I don't know if that's a feasible goal or not.

“I've done U.S. Nationals, Junior Nationals, Long Course Nationals ... I don't think I'll be intimidated by the size of the meet or what's at stake.”

As well as Forbes has performed in the pool, she keeps striving to do better.

“The difference in times may be slight, but I can tell when I'm not swimming well. There's just a feel to it,” she said.

Fertelmes said all that's left for Forbes to do is work on strength and the technical aspect of the sport.

“You can always pick up on little ways to make you faster,” the coach said. “Turns, starts, any tiny thing she can do to improve, she will find.”