Swimming · International
Lindsay Diana Benko won Athens 2000 women's 400m freestyle title
Lindsay Diana Benko took the women's 400m freestyle title in 4:02.44, ahead of Yana Klochkova and Chen Hua.
18 March 2000 · Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens, Greece
Event date:
The final
Lindsay Diana Benko won the women's 400m freestyle final at the 5th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Athens on 18 March 2000, recording 4:02.44. The OMEGA final ranking lists Yana Klochkova second in 4:04.39 and Chen Hua third in 4:06.63.
Medal order
The result came in a 25-metre pool at the Athens championship. The official table establishes the complete medal order used here: United States first, Ukraine second and China third. This report counts the final once as a single underlying medal decision.
Source and date precision
The event date and placings are reported with day precision from the official final sheet. World Aquatics' competition archive independently identifies Athens as host of the fifth edition of its short-course world championships, held from 16 to 19 March 2000.
Leading official final classification
| Rank | Competitor | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lindsay Diana Benko | United States | 4:02.44 |
| 2 | Yana Klochkova | Ukraine | 4:04.39 |
| 3 | Chen Hua | China | 4:06.63 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.