Benko, Lindsay (1976–)

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Benko, Lindsay (1976–)

American swimmer. Born Nov 29, 1976, in Elkhart, Indiana; attended University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

Won a gold medal for 800-meter freestyle relay at Sydney Olympics (2000); at SC World championships, won gold medals for 400-meter freestyle (2000) and 200-meter freestyle and 200-meter backstroke (2002); won a gold medal for 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay at Athens Olympics (2004).