Lindsay Benko

Lindsay Benko

Personal information
Full name	Lindsay Dianne Benko
Nationality	United States
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle and backstroke
College team	UCLA
Medal record Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 4x200 m freestyle 2004 Athens 4x200 m freestyle 2004 Athens 4x100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2004 Indianapolis 200 m freestyle 2004 Indianapolis 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 2004 Indianapolis 4 x 200 m freestyle relay 2002 Moscow 200 m freestyle 2002 Moscow 200 m backstroke 2002 Moscow 4 x 200 m freestyle relay 2002 Moscow 4 x 100 m medley relay 2000 Athens 400 m freestyle 2000 Athens 200 m backstroke 2000 Athens 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Pan Pacific Championships 1997 Fukuoka 4x200m Freestyle 2002 Yokohama 200m Freestyle

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.

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.

References

• USA Swimming profile