Kimberly Vandenberg (born December 13, 1983)[1] is an American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.
Vandenberg grew up in Moraga, California, and swam for Campolindo High School and Orinda Aquatics.
Four years later, she won a gold medal in the same event at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara.
[2] Being one of the only U.S. Olympic swimmers to choose to train abroad, she returned to Brooklyn, in 2013[3] and trains with the New York Athletic Club,[4] under head coach Romain Barnier, a former Olympian.
[6][7] Vandenberg is an ambassador for Room to Read, an organization that focuses on literacy and gender equality in education,[8] and for Up2Us Sports.