Kaitlin Sandeno

Kaitlin Sandeno

Personal information
Full name	Kaitlin Shea Sandeno
Nationality	United States
Stroke(s)	Individual Medley, Freestyle, Butterfly
College team	University of Southern California
Date of birth	March 13, 1983 (1983-03-13) (age 26)
Place of birth	Mission Viejo, California
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens 4x200 m freestyle Silver 2004 Athens 400 m medley Bronze 2000 Sydney 800 m freestyle Bronze 2004 Athens 400 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Gold 2005 Montreal 4x200 m freestyle Bronze 2005 Montreal[1] 400 m medley Bronze 2001 Fukuoka 200 m butterfly Bronze 2001 Fukuoka 800 m freestyle World Championships (SC) Gold 2004 Indianapolis[2] 400 m freestyle Gold 2004 Indianapolis[2] 200 m butterfly Gold 2004 Indianapolis 400 m medley Gold 2004 Indianapolis 4x200 m freestyle Silver 2006 Shanghai[3] 200 m medley Bronze 2006 Shanghai 4x200 m freestyle Pan American Games Gold 1999 Winnipeg 400 m freestyle Gold 1999 Winnipeg 800 m freestyle Summer Universiade Gold 2007 Bangkok 200 m medley Gold 2007 Bangkok 4x200 m freestyle

Kaitlin Sandeno (born March 13, 1983 in Mission Viejo, California) is a retired American swimmer, and was part of the team that set the world record in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Career

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Sandeno won the bronze medal in the 800 m freestyle^[5] event, along with 4th place in the 400 m individual medley (IM) and 6th place in the 200 m butterfly. In 2003, while enrolled at the University of Southern California, she won the US national championship in the 200m butterfly, 200 m IM, and 400 m IM events.

The 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece saw Sandeno win three more Olympic medals: a silver medal in the 400 m IM, a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle, and a gold medal in the 4x200 m 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 4x200 m 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.

Personal

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.

In September, 2008, Sandeno teamed up with Anna Kournikova and Katya Myers to win the female celebrity category of the 2008 Malibu Triathlon.

See also

• Pan American Games records in swimming

External links

• Kaitlin Sandeno Official Bio
• KaitlinSandeno.net (Fan Site)
• Kaitlin Sandeno's U.S. Olympic Team bio

References

v • d • e 2000 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Pat Calhoun  •  Chad Carvin  •  Ian Crocker  •  Josh Davis  •  Tom Dolan  •  Nate Dusing  •  Anthony Ervin  •  Scott Goldblatt  •  Gary Hall, Jr.  •  Tommy Hannan  •  Klete Keller  •  Lenny Krayzelburg  •  Jason Lezak  •  Tom Malchow  •  Ed Moses  •  Aaron Peirsol  •  Michael Phelps  •  Jamie Rauch  •  Kyle Salyards  •  Chris Thompson  •  Scott Tucker  •  Erik Vendt  •  Neil Walker  •  Tom Wilkens Women's Team Amanda Adkins  •  Samantha Arsenault  •  Amanda Beard  •  B.J. Bedford  •  Lindsay Benko  •  Brooke Bennett  •  Kim Black  •  Maddy Crippen  •  Misty Hyman  •  Kristy Kowal  •  Diana Munz  •  Rada Owen  •  Erin Phenix  •  Megan Quann  •  Gabrielle Rose  •  Kaitlin Sandeno  •  Courtney Shealy  •  Staciana Stitts  •  Julia Stowers  •  Ashley Tappin  •  Cristina Teuscher  •  Jenny Thompson  •  Dara Torres  •  Amy Van Dyken Coaches Peter Banks  •  Jack Bauerle  •  David Marsh  •  Richard Quick (Women's Head Coach)  •  Eddie Reese  •  Dave Salo  •  Mark Schubert (Men's Head Coach)  •  Jon Urbanchek

v • d • e 2004 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Ian Crocker  •  Nate Dusing  •  Mark Gangloff  •  Scott Goldblatt  •  Gary Hall, Jr.  •  Brendan Hansen  •  Bryce Hunt  •  Larsen Jensen  •  Klete Keller  •  Dan Ketchum  •  Lenny Krayzelburg  •  Jason Lezak  •  Ryan Lochte  •  Tom Malchow  •  Aaron Peirsol  •  Michael Phelps  •  Scott Usher  •  Peter Vanderkaay  •  Erik Vendt  •  Neil Walker  •  Gabe Woodward Women's Team Amanda Beard  •  Lindsay Benko  •  Caroline Bruce  •  Kristen Caverly  •  Haley Cope  •  Maritza Correia  •  Natalie Coughlin  •  Margaret Hoelzer  •  Katie Hoff  •  Rhi Jeffrey  •  Kara Lynn Joyce  •  Kalyn Keller  •  Dana Kirk  •  Tara Kirk  •  Rachel Komisarz  •  Colleen Lanné  •  Diana Munz  •  Carly Piper  •  Kaitlin Sandeno  •  Jenny Thompson  •  Dana Vollmer  •  Amanda Weir Coaches Bob Bowman  •  Frank Busch  •  Teri McKeever  •  Richard Quick  •  Eddie Reese (Men's Head Coach)  •  Dave Salo  •  Mark Schubert (Women's Head Coach)  •  Jon Urbanchek