Kaitlin Sandeno

Kaitlin Sandeno was a distance swimmer who swam freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley. Competing at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, she won four medals, with a gold in the 2004 4x200 freestyle relay, silver in the 2004 400 individual medley, and bronzes in the 2000 800 metre freestyle and the 2004 400 metre freestyle.

Sandeno also won four medals at the World Aquatics Championships, with gold in the 2005 4x200 free relay, and bronze medals in the 2001 800 freestyle and 200 butterfly, and the 2005 400 IM. At the World Short-Course Championships, she won four gold medals in 2004 in the 400 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 400 IM, and 4x200 free relay. She returned to the Short-Course Worlds in 2006 and added a silver in the 200 IM and a bronze in the 4x200 free relay. Sandeno was the gold medalist in the 400 and 800 metre freestyles at the 1999 Pan American Games. She retired in 2008 after failing to make the US Olympic Team for Beijing.

Sandeno had several ventures after her competitive career ended. She did some sports broadcasting and some coaching at local high schools in Santa Ana, California. In 2018 she joined the swim fin company Laguna Fin as a partner and face of the company. In 2021 she became general manager of DC Trident, a team in the International Swimming League.