Lindsay Benko Mintenko (2012) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Lindsay Benko Mintenko

Induction:
2012
Class:
1999

Lindsay Benko Mintenko is one of USC’s most decorated women’s swimmers. A 21-time All-American, she won five NCAA individual titles—three in the 500-yard freestyle (1996-97-99) and two in the 200-yard backstroke (1996-97)—and she helped the Women of Troy to their only NCAA team championship in 1997. In her USC career, she reached the NCAA finals in all 12 individual events in which she competed. She also won six career Pac-10 titles. She won gold medals as a U.S. team captain at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics in the 800-meter freestyle relay and added a silver in 2004 in the 400-meter freestyle relay. A 10-time U.S. national champion, three-time medalist at the World Championships and a seven-time medalist at the Pan-Pacific Championships, she set numerous USC, American and world records. In 2016, she was named to the Pac-12 All-Century team. She is a member of the Indiana High School Athletic Hall of Fame and the Elkhart County Sports Hall of Fame. After five years as an USC assistant coach, she joined USA Swimming’s National Team staff in 2006, including 7 years (2017-23) as managing director.