Kaitlin Sandeno
El Toro High School
Impact Statement
“Anytime I got to put on a swim cap with USA and my last name on it, it was extremely humbling and it’s such an honor and a privilege.” -Kaitlin Sandeno
Biography
“Athletes like Kaitlin Sandeno are among the success stories produced in high school athletics today,” NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. “She has worked extremely hard to develop her skills and has become one of the best swimmers not only in the state of California, but the entire nation, and we are proud to be honoring him.”
Sandeno is a seasoned national and international veteran, earning an Olympic bronze medal last summer in the 400-meter freestyle. She also competed in the Olympic Games in the 400-meter individual medley, finishing fourth, and in the 200-meter butterfly, finishing sixth.
At the USA Swimming Championships, she won the 200 butterfly and the 400 individual medley, and finished second in the 400 freestyle. She was selected as the National Athlete of the Year by SchoolSports.com.
Sandeno attended the University of Southern California, where she won the US National Championships in the 200-meter butterfly in 2003. She also won the 200 and 400 meter individual medley.
In 2004, Sandeno was an Olympic Team Member claiming another 3 medals in Athens. She took the Bronze in the 400-meter Freestyle and Silver in the 400 Individual medley. She also won the Gold in the 4×200 meter relay where the relay team broke the seventeen year old world record.
Sandeno retired from swimming in 2008.
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