Lindsay Benko

Lindsay Benko
Personal information
Full nameLindsay Dianne Benko
National team United States
Born (1976-11-29) November 29, 1976
Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight163 lb (74 kg)
SpouseMike Mintenko
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
ClubTrojan Swim Club
College teamUniversity of Southern California
'99 Graduate
CoachMark Schubert, USC Trojans coach
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney4×200 m freestyle
2004 Athens4×200 m freestyle
2004 Athens4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
2003 Barcelona4×100 m freestyle
2003 Barcelona4×200 m freestyle
1998 Perth4×200 m freestyle
2003 Barcelona4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
2000 Athens400 m freestyle
2002 Moscow200 m freestyle
2002 Moscow200 m backstroke
2004 Indianapolis4×100 m freestyle
2004 Indianapolis4×200 m freestyle
2000 Athens4×200 m freestyle
2002 Moscow4×200 m freestyle
2002 Moscow4×100 m medley
2004 Indianapolis200 m freestyle
2000 Athens200 m backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
1997 Fukuoka4×200 m freestyle
1999 Sydney4×100 m freestyle
1999 Sydney4×200 m freestyle
2002 Yokohama200 m freestyle
2002 Yokohama4×200 m freestyle
Playing and Coaching Career
Playing career
1995–1999USC
Position(s)freestyle, backstroke
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2006University of Southern California
Assistant Coach
2006–2017USA Swimming
National Team staff
2017–2023USA Swimming’s National Team Division
Managing Director
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
U.S. swimmers earned 95 medals in 2008, 2012, 2016 Olympics
(While on USA Nat. Team Staff)

Lindsay Dianne Benko (born November 29, 1976), known by her married name Lindsay Mintenko since 2005, is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympian, former world record-holder, and a managing director of USA Swimming. She represented the United States women as a Team Captain at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, taking a gold medal in freestyle relays both years. She held the short-course world record in the 400-meter freestyle at 3:59.53, for nearly three years from January 2003 to December 2005.

After taking All-American honors swimming for the University of Southern California, where she led the team to their first NCAA National championship in 1997, she served as their Assistant Coach for five years. She was appointed to USA Swimming's National Team staff in 2006, and in 2017 became the first woman to hold the position of USA National Team Division Managing Director, which included management responsibilities over both the men's and women's U.S. Olympic swim teams.