Lindsay Benko
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Lindsay Dianne•Benko (-Mintenko) |
| Used name | Lindsay•Benko |
| Born | 29 November 1976 in Elkhart, Indiana (USA) |
| Measurements | 185 cm / 74 kg |
| Affiliations | UCLA Bruins, Los Angeles (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Lindsay Benko was a distance freestyler who also swam some backstroke, and who competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. She won three Olympic medals, all in relays, with golds in the 4x200 freestyle relay in 2000 and 2004. She also won golds in both freestyle relays at the 2003 World Championships. Benko was perhaps at her best in short-course, earning 10 medals and 5 golds at the World Short-Course Championships, with golds individually in the 400 freestyle in 2000 and the 200 freestyle and 200 backstroke in 2002. She held the short-course world record in the 400 free (3:59.53) from January 2003 to December 2005.
Benko married Canadian Olympic swimmer Mike Mintenko and professionally later became known as Lindsay Mintenko. After her competitive career Benko-Mintenko had a brief acting career. She later worked for USA Swimming as the national team managing director and in 2017, became the first woman to lead USA Swimming’s National Team Division.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Lindsay Benko | |||
| 200 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 12 | |||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 200 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic) | 10 | |||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Lindsay Benko | |||
| 200 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 14 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | United States | 2 | Silver | |||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |
Olympic family relations
- Wife of Mike Mintenko
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Short Course Swimming (200 m freestyle – 7 April 2002 - 19 November 2005: 1:54.04 (7 April 2002; Moskva, RUS); 400 m freestyle – 26 January 2003 - 10 December 2005: 3:59.53 (26 January 2003; Berlin, GER))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (5–5–1 1997 Fukuoka gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 1999 Sydney gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 200 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle, bronze: 200 m backstroke; 2002 Yokohama gold: 200 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 400 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay, and 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (2–2–0 1998 Perth SWI silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 2003 Barcelona SWI gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 m) (5–4–1 2000 Athina gold: 400 m freestyle, silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay, bronze: 200 m backstroke; 2002 Moskva gold: 200 m freestyle, 200 m backstroke, silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m medley relay; 2004 Indianapolis gold: 200 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay, and 4×200 m freestyle relay)