Lindsay Benko
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's swimming | |||
| Competitor for Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney[1] | 4x200 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 2004 Athens[2] | 4x200 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | 4x100 m freestyle | |
| World Championships - Short Course | |||
| Silver | 2004 Indianapolis[3] | 200 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 2004 Indianapolis | 4 x 100 m freestyle relay | |
| Gold | 2004 Indianapolis | 4 x 200 m freestyle relay | |
| Gold | 2002 Moscow[4] | 200 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 2002 Moscow | 200 m backstroke | |
| Silver | 2002 Moscow | 4 x 200 m freestyle relay | |
| Silver | 2002 Moscow | 4 x 100 m medley relay | |
| Gold | 2000 Athens[5] | 400 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 2000 Athens | 200 m backstroke | |
| Silver | 2000 Athens | 4 x 200 m freestyle relay | |
Lindsay Dianne Benko (born November 29, 1976 in Elkhart, Indiana) is a freestyle swimmer from the United States, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (Sydney, Australia). There she was a member of the US relay team that won the title in the 4x200m freestyle. Four years later in Athens, Greece she earned gold swimming prelims of the 4x200m free relay, and silver swimming the heats of the 4x100m free relay.
A student of the University of Southern California, Benko served as team captain of the 2000 and 2004 Olympic teams, and won three medals (two gold, one silver) at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, where she broke the American record in the 200m free. In 2005 she married Canadian swimmer Mike Mintenko.
[edit] Young Life
Lindsay attended The Stanley Clark School, in South Bend, IN, for her elementary education. Upon graduating from Stanley Clark, she attended Elkhart Central High School, in Elkhart, IN.
[edit] References
- ^ ESPN Sydney Swimming. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ 2004 Olympic Games swimming results. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ 7th FINA World Championships - 25m Indianapolis 2004. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ 2002 World Championships - Short Course Swim Rankings results. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ 5th FINA World Swimming Championships. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Claudia Poll | Women's 400 metre freestyle world record holder (short course) January 26, 2003 – December 10, 2005 | Succeeded by Image:Flag of France.svg Laure Manaudou |
Categories: United States swimming biography stubs | 1976 births | Living people | American freestyle swimmers | Olympic swimmers of the United States | Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | Olympic silver medalists for the United States | People from Elkhart, Indiana | University of Southern California alumni
