Background
Vandenberg grew up in Moraga, California, and swam for Campolindo High School and Orinda Aquatics.
Vandenberg grew up in Moraga, California, and swam for Campolindo High School and Orinda Aquatics.
Vandenberg attended University of California, Los Angeles (University of California, Los Angeles) and swam for the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins women"s swimming and diving team
She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in 2007. Being one of the only United States. Olympic swimmers to choose to train abroad, she now lives in France and trains with the club team in Marseille, under head coach Romain Barnier, a former Olympian. "We have a really interesting group of international swimmers who have different experiences and who all learn from each other.
lieutenant"s a unique experience", said Vandenberg in an interview with Gary Hall, Senior
Vandenberg saw the benefits of training abroad and viewing the world’s different training methods.
Vandenberg has also taken time to inspire and teach aspiring swimmers from around the world. "I think when I was really young I never believed that I could become an Olympian myself.
lieutenant was a dream I had but I told myself "that"s impossible. I"ll never be an Olympian," but as the years went by I grew up and I started swimming faster that dream became a reality.
She was a member of the bronze-medal-winning United States. team in the women"s 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.