[6] On August 11, 1990, swimming for the North Carolina Aquatic Club during the summer, at around twelve he swam with a 200 freestyle relay team that broke the National age group record with a 1:50.35 at the Southern Zone Championships in Orlando, Florida.

[8][9] Beginning around the fall of 1995, he swam for University of Kentucky under Head Coach Gary Conelly where he continued to show stroke diversity placing second in a 400 Medley IM, and winning a 200 Butterfly event in a meet against Southern Illinois in October of 1997.

In 1999, he was named Coastal Athletic Association's (CAA) Championship Swimmer of the Meet as a UNC Wilmington Senior after winning titles in the 200 backstroke, and in the 200 and 400 individual medley.

In the 2016 Olympics in Rio, three of DeSorbo's swimmers, Soeren Dahl, Simonas Bilis, and sprinter Ryan Held competed or qualified.

Another top male swimmer he coached at NC State included USA National Champion Justin Ress and 2017 ACC Female Freshman of the Year, and 2016 Olympic Trial Qualifier Ky-lee Perry.

[1][12] After DeSorbo took the reins as Head Coach in 2017, the University of Virginia Women's Swim Team won four straight NCAA Championships from 2021-2024.

Virginia’s women have won repeated NCAA Championships (2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024) and in three consecutive years the men's team have improved to top 10 finishes.

[15] DeSorbo was named as Head Coach for the 2022 FINA World Championships Women's team held in Budapest, Hungary in June and July.