Kim Vandenberg

SILVER MEDALIST, 2007 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
2008 OLYMPIC HOPEFUL

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

- 2007 FINA World Championships Silver Medalist in the 200m Butterfly
- 2007 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool Silver Medalist, 200m Butterfly
- 2007 Namesnik Grand Prix, 2nd Place, 200m Butterfly
- 2006 United States Open Silver Medalist, 200m Butterfly
- 2006 Pan Pacific Games finalist, 6th place
- 2006 United States Summer National Champion, Gold Medalist 200m Butterfly
- 2005 World University Games Silver Medalist, 200m Butterfly

BACKGROUND

- Kim Vandenberg is one of the fastest Butterfly swimmers in the world (presently ranked 2nd), and is currently in training for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
- 2007 Silver Medalist at FINA World Championship in Melbourne
- 3rd fastest 200 meter butterfly swim ever by an American Woman. All-time, top two, Mary T. Meagher and Misty Hyman, world record holders and Olympic Gold medalists
- The University of California, Los Angeles graduate is a 16-time NCAA All-American and won the coveted team “High Point” all four years of her eligibility.
- Kim’s freshman year at UCLA she was named PAC-10 “Newcomer of the Year”
- 2005 Silver Medalist at World University Games in Turkey

RELATED POSTS

Source: THE WATCHER Oprah Winfrey's's PR folks have released the full list of Olympians who will gather in Millennium Park on Wednesday for a special edition of her talk show. The  tickets that were available to the public have already been snapped up (as this Tribune story notes). There will also be some lawn seats available for the 10 a.m. (read more)

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The Morning Swim Show: Kim Vandenberg Talks About Olympic Team Training Camp, Prep for Relay Swim; Celebrating FINA’s 100th Birthday

7.19.08 | by stantoncompany

Source: SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE PHOENIX, Arizona, July 18. TODAY'S edition of The Morning Swim Show features an interview with first-time Olympian Kim Vandenberg and celebrates FINA's 100th birthday. The news segment breaks down this week's protest by Laura Wilkinson and Jessica Livingston of USA Diving's decision to name another duo to the synchro platform diving team, and highlights two standout swimmers from (read more)

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Kim Vandenberg Swims Tough Double at Olympic Trials

7.3.08 | by stantoncompany

The NY Times' blog, "the Rings," talks about Kim's tough competition night on Wednesday when she swam 200m free finals and the 200m fly semis back to back. Check out NY Times "The Rings" Blog

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Women’s Health Magazine Reports on Kim Vandenberg and Sara Haskins

7.3.08 | by stantoncompany

Sarah Haskins and Kim Vandenberg are featured on Women's Health Magazine's new website, womenshealthmag.com, as part of their Olympic preview. Click here to learn about how Sarah and Kim train for their respective sports.

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Kim Vandenberg Qualifies for Olympic Team

7.3.08 | by Amy

Congratulations to Kim Vandenberg who qualified for her first Olympic spot tonight in a loaded 200M freestyle final. With a 5th place finish, Kim will swim on the 4x200M relay. Just moments after she qualified, Kim had another important race, the 200M fly (in which she won a silver medal at last year's World Championships) - she rallied and we (read more)

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