Kaitlin Sandeno

Kaitlin Sandeno

Sandeno on March 2, 2012
Personal information
Full name	Kaitlin Shea Sandeno
National team	United States
Born	(1983-03-13) March 13, 1983 (age 33) Mission Viejo
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	119 lb (54 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Individual medley, freestyle, butterfly
College team	University of Southern California
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 2 World Championships (LC) 1 0 3 World Championships (SC) 4 1 1 Pan American Games 2 0 0 Universiade 2 0 0 Total 10 2 6 Olympic Games 2004 Athens 4x200 m freestyle 2004 Athens 400 m medley 2000 Sydney 800 m freestyle 2004 Athens 400 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2005 Montreal 4x200 m freestyle 2001 Fukuoka 200 m butterfly 2001 Fukuoka 800 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 400 m medley World Championships (SC) 2004 Indianapolis 400 m freestyle 2004 Indianapolis 200 m butterfly 2004 Indianapolis 400 m medley 2004 Indianapolis 4x200 m freestyle 2006 Shanghai 200 m medley 2006 Shanghai 4x200 m freestyle Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg 400 m freestyle 1999 Winnipeg 800 m freestyle Universiade 2007 Bangkok 200 m medley 2007 Bangkok 4x200 m freestyle

Kaitlin Shea Sandeno (born March 13, 1983) is an American former competition swimmer who is an Olympic gold medalist, world champion and former world record-holder. Sandeno was a member of the American team that set a new world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Sandeno won the bronze medal in the 800-meter freestyle event, along with fourth place in the 400-meter individual medley and sixth place in the 200-meter butterfly. In 2003, while enrolled at the University of Southern California, she won the U.S. national championship in the 200-meter butterfly, and the 200- and 400-meter individual medley events.

The 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece saw Sandeno win three more Olympic medals: a silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley, a bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle, and a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. The American team of Natalie Coughlin, Carly Piper, Dana Vollmer and Sandeno also broke the seventeen-year-old world record (previously held by East Germany) by more than two seconds with their victory in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.

After failing to qualify for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, Sandeno announced her retirement. She is currently looking to start a new career in sports broadcasting. As of May 2010, Sandeno has joined with Think Physical Therapy and started a venture called Swim Tank where she will do stroke analysis for swimmers. For the 2010 Southern California swim season, Sandeno was an assistant swim coach at Mater Dei High School, a private catholic high school in Santa Ana, California. As a high school student, Sandeno attended a public high school in Lake Forest.

In 2014, Sandeno called the swimming races at the Youth Olympics on NBC.

At a younger age, Sandeno swam for the Nellie Gail Saddleback Valley Gators in Orange County, California, coached by Vic and Renee Riggs. She swam as one of the top competitors in freestyle events, and helped the Gator team.

Originally from West Villanovia, Sandeno attended El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California and was a member of the El Toro High School swim team.