Kaitlin Sandeno

Height: 5-7

Age: 24

Hometown: Lake Forest, Calif.

American Records*: 400m IM (3:34.95)

World Records*: 800m free relay (7:53.42)

At Last Duel: Finished 1st in the 200m IM and the 400m IM.

Background:
A two-time Olympian, Kaitlin has won four medals on the sporting world’s largest stage, including a gold, a silver and a bronze at last year’s Games in Athens. There, Kaitlin anchored the Americans’ world record-setting 800m free relay and swam to an American record and silver medal in the 400m IM. She also won a bronze in the 400m free in Athens and was the top American swimmer in the 200m butterfly. At this summer’s FINA World Championships in Montreal, Kaitlin will swim the 400m IM and the 800m free relay.

Quote:
“The sport of swimming doesn’t get the media attention other major sports get. I heard after the Olympics, ‘Swimming was my favorite thing to watch. That was so great.’ Then they have to wait four more years. Why should fans have to wait if they enjoy it so much when they see it? Having this Duel every (other) year is actually very important to our sport.”