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Sandeno, Kaitlin
- Four-time Olympic medalist
- Gold, silver, bronze medals in 2004 (800m relay, 400m individual medley, 400m freestyle); bronze in 2000 (800m freestyle)
- World Record holder in the 800m freestyle relay (2004 Olympics)
- Pan American Games record-holder in 800m freestyle, American record-holder in 400m individual medley
- Won four gold medals at the 2004 World Championships (400m freestyle 200m butterfly, 400m individual medley, 4x200m freestyle relay); gold and bronze in 2005 (800m freestyle relay, 400m IM); double bronze medalist in 2001 (800m freestyle, 200m butterfly)
- Earned 10 U.S. National titles (two 200m butterfly, one 200m individual medley, seven 400m individual medley)
- Joined Kristine Quance-Julian (1998), Janet Evans (1991), Sippy Woodhead (1978), Tracy Caulkins (1978) and Shirley Babashoff (1975) as the only women to qualify for World Championships in four individual events (2001)
- Has a tattoo of the Olympic Rings on her lower back
- Olympic swimming greats Janet Evans and Summer Sanders are her sports heroes
- Likes to sing to herself during long races
- Attends University of Southern California (class of 2005), team captain for two years
- Elected high school class president from freshman to junior year (vice-president her senior year) and was homecoming queen her senior year in 2001
- Loves sushi, dancing, hanging out with friends and family
- Has several nicknames, including "Energizer" and "Fish"
- Her sports hobbies include surfing, running, volleyball and soccer
- Her favorite sports movies are Happy Gilmore, A League of Their Own, Rudy, and Mighty Ducks, which "After I saw it, I wanted to play hockey," she said.
On being compared to Michael Phelps: “I get that question a lot, ‘Are you a female version of Michael Phelps,’ and that is a huge compliment and an honor. At the same time I’ve been doing this since I can remember. I started on my club team when I was ten years old, and you didn’t do just one event, like the 100 or 200 breaststroke. We were always doing every event, so ever since I can remember I’ve always had a lot of events on my plate. I think I’m an individual swimmer. I don’t try to follow anybody’s footsteps. I just kind of do what works for me.”
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Height: 5' 7
Born: 3/13/1983
Hometown: Lake Forest, Calif.
Resides: Lake Forest, Calif.
Sport: Swimming
Event: 800m freestyle, 200m butterfly, 400m ind. medley
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